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BIOHAZARDS ENCOUNTERED IN LOW-TEMPERATURE PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS.

Author(s) : KLEN R.

Summary

THE AUTHOR SEEKS TO PRESENT SYSTEMATICALLY WHAT IS KNOWN OF THE HARMFUL EFFECTS WHICH CAN JEOPARDIZE BOTH PERSONNEL AND THE PRESERVED MATERIALS. THE 2 PRINCIPAL FORMS OF BIOHAZARD ARE DUE TO CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION, RESPECTIVELY. HE GOES ON TO DEFINE < EXTERNAL > AND < INTERNAL > ENVIRONMENTS AND GIVES THE BIOHAZARD POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS REFRIGERANTS, AND OF A LACK OF HYGIENE, BOTH IN THE PERSONNEL AND OF THE STORAGE SPACE. M. C.

Details

  • Original title: BIOHAZARDS ENCOUNTERED IN LOW-TEMPERATURE PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS.
  • Record ID : 1990-2127
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/07/06
  • Source: Source: Proc. IVth int. Sch. Cryobiol. Freeze-drying, Borovets
    L151-L153; 6 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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