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The Donald S. Fredrickson Papers

Title:
Secondary Barriers in Representative P4 Facility
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Description:
This Supplement to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research provided schematic construction blueprints as well as detailed descriptions of safety equipment and comprehensive safety instructions for laboratories involved in recombinant DNA research. To be certified as a P4-level, or high containment, laboratory, shown above, a facility had to have multiple ventilation systems, airlocks, autoclaves for the sterilization of equipment, and treatment systems for waste products. In order to comply with the Guidelines, government agencies, universities, and private industry upgraded their laboratories during the second half of the 1970s.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (307,380 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. "Secondary Barriers in Representative P4 Facility." National Institutes of Health Laboratory Safety Monograph: A Supplement to the NIH Guidelines for Recombinant DNA Research. National Institutes of Health, [July 1978]. P. 154 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 One Piece Positive Pressure Ventilated Suits [July 1978]
Unique Identifier:
FFBBMD
Document Type:
Photographic prints
Excerpts
Monographs
Format:
image/jpeg
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Physical Condition:
Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2006-05-26
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