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Design considerations for laboratory facilities using molecular biology techniques.

Author(s) : SIMONS C. G., DAVOODPOUR R.

Summary

The design of these laboratories requires an understanding of the different levels of biosafety containment and associated new techniques. The architectural and HVAC requirements of the different biosafety levels (BL 1-4) are reviewed. The typical procedures used in these laboratories are briefly explained so that engineers may better understand what is involved. The discussion also covers the necessity of directional airflow, the requirement for a "once-through" air system, the use of anterooms, the use of biological safety cabinets in these laboratories, exhaust requirements for autoclaves, the heat loads for typical scientific equipment, the practicality of local supplemental cooling, and the need for redundant exhaust and alarm systems.

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  • Original title: Design considerations for laboratory facilities using molecular biology techniques.
  • Record ID : 1995-2490
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions 1994.
  • Publication date: 1994
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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