Fume cupboards Microbiological safety cabinets Extract or Capture hoods. Their role is to prevent users from being exposed to harmful substances e.g. chemical vapours, dusts and microorganisms. Users ...

Two NIOSH Health Hazard Reports (HHEs) recommend that fire stations are equipped with diesel exhaust extraction systems, and to encourage regular use, even when firefighters are conducting routine ...

The laboratory chemical fume hood is the most common local exhaust ventilation system used in laboratories and is the primary method used to control inhalation exposures to hazardous substances. When ...

Rodent populations in laboratory animal facilities have grown rapidly over the past decade—a trend that is expected to continue. By 2010, the number of mice housed for research purposes will probably ...

After months of physical distancing and restrictions on public gatherings, people have a renewed appreciation of the value of coming together. Notwithstanding a new appreciation of work-life balance ...

Tracers have been used extensively in various types of research and diagnostic activities. Examples include the use of radioactive fluids in the human body, dyes in water streams and even the use of ...