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.
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Merriam Webster Online Dictionary.
Definition of “biocontainment.” [Internet] [cited 2014]. Available from: www.merriam-webster.com.
4.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(U.S. HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of
Health (NIH). Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical
laboratories. (5th ed). [Internet]. Washington, DC: Government Printing
Office; 2009 [cited 2013]. Available from: www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/.
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World Health Organization (WHO). Laboratory biosafety manual. 3rd ed.. Geneva; 2004.
