In this column, three of ABSA's experts—“The Containment Guys”—in the areas of
containment equipment and facilities operations answer questions about a variety of
containment topics. Please e-mail questions on anything related to biocontainment facility
design, operations, maintenance, and biosafety to Paul Jennette at Containment Guys@absa.org.
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