What is PD CEN/TR 16376– Characterization of waste about?  
PD CEN/TR 16376 gives guidance and recommendations on the application of methods for the characterization of waste from extractive industries, i.e. wastes resulting from the prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries.
PD CEN/TR 16376 covers characterization methods for both physical and geochemical properties and also other significant aspects, from planning to interpretation and reporting.
PD CEN/TR 16376 includes a discussion on when and why characterization may be needed and on the contexts within which characterization data may need to be applied. However, it does not cover information on how to apply these characterization results, e.g. for dam design or closure planning. For guidance on how to use characterization results correctly for predictive modelling or design purposes references are made to other sources of information.
The extractive industry covers many different sectors with very different waste categories and characterization may be carried out with many different objectives.
Who is PD CEN/TR 16376– Characterization of waste for? 
PD CEN/TR 16376 on water quality is relevant to: 
- Chemical Engineer 
- Researchers and scientists 
- Microbiologists 
- Any entity responsible for disposing waste  
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 16376– Characterization of waste? 
PD CEN/TR 16376 provides guidelines and recommendations for the application of methods for characterization of wastes resulting from the prospecting, extraction, treatment, storage and handling of mineral resources and the working of quarries.
The main purpose of PD CEN/TR 16376 is to aid the extractive industry and regulatory agencies in the member states in understanding how to perform waste characterization for planned, active and closed extractive operations.
PD CEN/TR 16376 is widely used by waste testing parties such as plant operators, testing institutes, accrediting bodies, as well as industries and regulators to address waste characterization in their contracts.
PD CEN/TR 16376 provides requirements on the programme, objective, plan and report for the execution of a waste characterization programme.
PD CEN/TR 16376 benefits occupational biologists and researchers in characterization of waste from industrial extraction. 
You can determine different parameters and behaviour of waste from granular waste by applying PD CEN/TR 16376, which can lead to better decomposition of waste and help protect the environment. 
