Lab Safety Reference Materials

Description: Classroom experiments are one of the best ways for students to learn chemistry and have it come to life for them. By giving students the chance to watch or even carry out their own experiments, you ...

Description: Forensic containment systems protect us from the inherent dangers of body fluids and assist us in cross-contamination issues that later may be posed during a trial. ...

Description: What Is A Wet Scrubber? ...

Description: Though cleaning a laminar flow hood may seem straightforward, here are seven things to keep in mind: ...

Description: Oxygen; nitric oxide; hypoxia; angiogenesis; immune response; synaptic communication; cancer ...

Description: The use of three-dimensional (3D) printing has found application in the tissue and cell culture arena. ...

Description: Due to the highly variable results from location to location, and between burner types, using a heat source within a BSC cannot be recommended. There are too many instances where Containment may be ...

Description: There are a lot of rules, “guidelines”, rumors, and myths for using a Biosafety Cabinet. Which are true? Which are not? ...

Description: The fundamentals for a good research model not only includes the environment under which cells are contained, but also the media in which cells are grown. ...

Description: There are known commonly performed actions within BSC operation that may compromise BSC containment. ...

Description: This document explains why UV light provides inconsistent disinfection inside biosafety cabinets and how chemical compatibility varies by stainless-steel grade. It outlines realistic UV limitations, ...

Description: When Clostridium research is performed without the proper setup, outcomes can be compromised in ways that affect scientific validity, laboratory safety, and resource efficiency: ...

Description: The Safety Concerns of BHRT ...

Description: Preventing Sample Contamination During Trace Metal Analyses ...

Description: The Steps of PCR ...

Description: Common Petroleum-based Fuels ...

Description: Development, Manufacturing, And Quality Control: The Other Side Of Cosmetic Safety ...

Description: What Are Bioidentical Hormones? ...

Description: What are epoxy resins? ...

Description: What is a titration and how does it work? ...

Description: The process of removing debris or foreign substances from an object, also known as cleaning, is a crucial part of many production, laboratory, medical, and educational protocols. ...

Description: Solid To Liquid: The Process Of Acid Digestion ...

Description: Reflux: A Solution to Chemical Evaporation ...

Description: What Is Formaldehyde And What Is It Used For? ...

Description: What is IV therapy? ...

Description: What is Plant Tissue Culture? ...

Description: What is Cytology? ...

Description: What Is Chromatography? ...

Description: Chemical Disinfectants: Compatible Doesn't Mean Safe ...

Description: What Is Airflow Balance in a BSC? ...

Description: The Role of Standards in Biosafety Cabinet Design ...

Description: The Four Buckets of Ventilation Equipment ...

Description: What is a Clean Bench? ...

Description: Understanding Biosafety Cabinets ...

Description: Incubators are standard laboratory equipment but are constantly prone to internal contamination by bacteria, water molds, fungus and mycoplasma and require a simple yet effective method for ...

Description: One of the most important considerations is BSC placement, and unfortunately there is a lot of differing guidelines out there. Kara Held, Ph.D., from The Baker Company, challenged the layout criteria ...

Description: The best indoor air quality management practices for healthcare providers are the same whether in a hospital or doctor's office. Routine cleaning and disinfecting protocols such as proper hand washing ...

Description: Regardless of profession or industry, the need for clean air is vital to a worker's good health. Using an industrial air ventilation system will ensure that the air you and your workers breathe is ...

Description: Why low oxygen study conditions make a difference ...

Description: The inability to use the outer ring of wells in a microtiter or multiwell cell culture plate, commonly known as the Edge Effect, has been plaguing researchers for too long. This phenomenon is due to ...

Description: Incubators are standard laboratory equipment but are constantly prone to internal contamination by bacteria, water molds, fungus and mycoplasma and require a simple yet effective method for ...

Description: The inability to use the outer ring of wells in a microtiter or multiwell cell culture plate, commonly known as the Edge Effect, has been plaguing researchers for too long. This phenomenon is due to ...

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution and specify the transmission and cross-contamination of Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) in the beef slaughtering and butchering ...

Description: Volatile chemicals, while typically used in a fume hood, may sometimes be used in conjunction with biological experiments which often require the use of a biosafety cabinet (BSC). While a 100% ...

Description: Are you drinking something right now? Carbon filters might just play a part in what is in your cup. Despite the recent explosion of water filters and activated carbon in consumer products, carbon and ...

Description: Compounding pharmacies have been around since the dawn of medicine. In ancient times, those with knowledge of plants, animals, and other environmental materials would work to heal or cure ailments. ...

Description: Is UV Light An Effective Disinfectant In Your BSC? ...

Description: Work conducted in Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs) is a common sight in many laboratories worldwide, but some misconceptions about their capabilities sometimes arise. ...

Description: There are risks associated with every kind of job, but when working with volatile or toxic chemicals, there is far more at stake. After years of working with chemicals, it's easy to let your guard ...

Description: Biological safety cabinets are wonderful and important tools when working with pathogens. However, they can be pretty confusing to figure out. Between the various different Classes and Biosafety ...

Description: Purchasing laboratory equipment can be a difficult task. Especially when there are interchangeable terms of products; laminar flow, clean bench, fume hood, laminar flow hood. After a few minutes of ...

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic presented numerous challenges to the healthcare world in 2020. The importance of preventing healthcare workers from exposure lead to a higher demand for testing capacity and ...

Description: Keeping a contamination free environment in the laboratory has commonly been achieved by one of two ways: a flame or a biosafety cabinet (BSC). However, it has been frequently observed that the two ...

Description: According to the Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases website, the United States is facing an epidemic of dementia, with Alzheimer's disease affecting five million Americans. Close to half of the ...

Description: In January of 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization announced the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clinical presentations of ...

Description: Lead Lined Cabinets or Laboratory Furniture is designed for the safe storage of radioisotopes or radioactive materials inside the cabinet to ensure full protection of healthcare providers from harmful ...

Description: While there aren't often obvious signals that your ultralow freezer is about to die, the experts say there are a few things you can look for. ...

Description: Selecting a cleanroom for a new process. There are many considerations - ments will help make the decision-making process easier. Rules mandated by government regulations, ISO guidelines or customer ...

Description: Canopy versus Hard Connection Biological Safety Cabinet Exhaust ...

Description: An easy to understand presentation on the proper sequence of events to take when operating a biological safety cabinet from start up to shutdown. ...

Description: At 40 years old, Gallahue Hall at Butler University in Indianapolis has plenty of character and subtle nuances that left an impression of nostalgic collegiate academia. Unfortunately, the facility ...

Description: Maintaining clean air in a laboratory can be a herculean challenge - especially when students work on projects in chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, pharmacy and other heathcare-related fields. In ...

Description: Like most universities and colleges, Butler University in Indianapolis is working to improve energy efficiency, manage costs and provide safe environments - all while operating high-energy-demand ...

Description: Fume hoods are a central component in any lab and, knowing that the existing structure did not have the exhaust capacity to accommodate the number of traditional fume hoods the curriculum demanded, ...

Description: The University has created exciting new laboratory space in the Chemistry Department to teach organic chemistry this fall. An especially novel feature of the new lab is the incorporation of designed ...

Description: TEST OBJECTIVE: A test was set up in accordance with NIOSH Test Method 7903 to test for airborne concentrations of inorganic acids, in this case HCl. The test objective was to determine the ...

Description: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the auto formalin decontamination process as stated by Nuaire can effectively deactivate Bacterial Indicator (BI) strips of B. Atrophaeus at a ...

Description: The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Sentry Air Systems Model 300 Winged Sentry™ with Lid (WSL) in collecting and removing formaldehyde gas produced by the ...

Description: The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Winged Sentry™ (Model SS 300 WSL) in collecting and removing Isoflurane vapor produced by the evaporation of a measured ...