1. Report of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's workshop on the performance of laboratory chemical hoods.
- Author
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DiBerardinis LJ, First MW, Party E, Smith TC, Warfield CA, Carpenter JP, Cook JL, Walters DB, Flynn MR, Galson EL, Greenley PL, Hitchings DT, Knutson GW, Price JM, Baum JS, Burton JD, Finucane MD, Ghidoni DA, Koenigsberg J, Lyons M, Memarzadeh F, Norton DC, Schuyler G, Zboralski J, and Barkley WE
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- Certification, Equipment Design, Humans, Materials Testing, Guidelines as Topic, Inhalation Exposure, Occupational Health, Ventilation instrumentation, Ventilation standards
- Abstract
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute sponsored a workshop on laboratory chemical hoods on June 8, 9, and 10, 1998, that brought together 24 experts in the field of laboratory chemical hoods to critically assess the information known about hood performance. Workshop participants developed 31 consensus statements that reflect their collective views on the body of knowledge or lack thereof, for laboratory chemical hoods. The consensus statements fall into four broad categories: (1) hood selection, use, and operation; (2) hood and laboratory design issues; (3) ventilation system design issues; and (4) hood performance testing. The consensus statements include 26 statements on what is known and unknown about the performance of laboratory chemical hoods, 2 statements of definition, and 3 statements that reflect the participants' agreement not to agree. The brief commentary that follows each consensus statement provides guidance and recommendations.
- Published
- 2003
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