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 related to biocontainment facility design,
operations, maintenance, and biosafety to Paul Jennette at ContainmentGuys@absa.org.
References
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2.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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