A well-designed chemical fume hood, when properly installed and maintained, offers a substantial degree of protection to the user, provided that it is used correctly and its limitations are understood ...

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 ...

Endeavour™ ductless hoods incorporate much of the advanced technology of AirClean® Systems’ Independence fume hood with the cost effective backbone of AirClean® Systens’ AC4000 folding and ...

Angelica Radke ’18 is on a mission to spread an energy-saving campaign she helped launch in Smith chemistry labs this summer. The “Shut the Sash” initiative Radke designed encourages lab-users to ...

IN any work environment, employers need to consider environmental controls before ever putting an employee in personal protective equipment, such as a respirator, to protect them from dangerous ...

YOU MIGHT not realize it, but the fume hood whirring away in the corner of your lab is sucking up a lot more than chemical vapors. Fume hoods are serious energy hogs, and their operating costs take a ...

Fume hoods are a necessary piece of engineered equipment to protect users and occupants from possible chemical exposures. There are approximately 75 fume hoods on campus, located in Bill Hall, New ...

Open fume hoods in labs across campus account for thousands of dollars in wasted energy each year. Luci Keazer, senior lab engineer in Physical Facilities, is working to save those dollars, one fume ...

General laboratory room ventilation is designed to provide heating and cooling to the laboratory. General room ventilation does not effectively control personnel exposures to hazardous levels of ...

These corrosion-resistant polypropylene fume hoods with exhaust HEPA filters (aka powder containment hoods) utilize a powerful adjustable fan and filtration system to protect users during powder ...