Performance of open-fronted microbiological safety cabinets: The value of operator protection tests during routine servicing

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 962-970

  Osborne, R ^b   Durkin, T ^a   Shannon, H ^c   Dornan, E ^c   Hughes, C ^c  

^a Micro Filtration Servicing   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS I; CLASS II; CONTAINMENT LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; NATIONAL STANDARD; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE:LEVEL;

AEROSOL; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARD;

EID: 0033015945     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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