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The Donald S. Fredrickson Papers

Title:
One Piece Positive Pressure Ventilated Suits
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Description:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, released by NIH Director Donald S. Fredrickson in 1976, laid out four levels of physical containment of microorganisms used in recombinant DNA, or gene splicing, experiments. These levels ranged from P1, laboratories with standard equipment and no special containment technology, to P4, laboratories specially designed for experiments with potentially harmful or epidemic pathogens. Researchers in a P4 laboratory, shown above, were required to wear protective equipment, such as these full-body suits with built-in air supply.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (219,167 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
July 1978
Creator:
United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
National Cancer Institute. Office of Research Safety
Special Committee of Safety and Health Experts
Source:
Monograph: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, National Cancer Institute. Office of Research Safety, and Special Committee of Safety and Health Experts. "One Piece Positive Pressure Ventilated Suits." National Institutes of Health Laboratory Safety Monograph: A Supplement to the NIH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research. National Institutes of Health, [July 1978]. P. 72. Excerpt. Monograph. Photographic Print. 1 Image.
Publisher:
National Institutes of Health
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Exhibit Category:
The Controversy over the Regulation of Recombinant DNA Research, 1975-1981
Relation:
Metadata Record Secondary Barriers in Representative P4 Facility [July 1978]
Unique Identifier:
FFBBMC
Document Type:
Photographic prints
Excerpts
Monographs
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Physical Condition:
Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2006-05-26
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