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President's Page(PDF 100KB)

Guest Editorial

Containment and Sustainable (Green) Design(PDF 60KB)
Jon Crane

Articles

Energy Efficient Laboratory Design: A Novel Approach to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort(PDF 948KB)
Farhad Memarzadeh, Andy Manning, and Zheng Jiang

Biosafety, Occupational Health and Nanotechnology(PDF 172KB)
Vladimir Murashov and John Howard

Biosafety Levels for Animal Agriculture Pathogens(PDF 124KB)
Robert A. Heckert and Joseph P. Kozlovac

Minimization of the Risks Posed by Dual-Use Research: A Structured Literature Review(PDF 100KB)
Margarita Dolgitser

Biosafety "Behavioral-Based" Training for High Biocontainment Laboratories: Bringing Theory into Practice for Biosafety Training(PDF 648KB)
Sean G. Kaufman and Ruth Berkelman

Reliability of ULPA Filters in Air Handling Systems(PDF 84KB)
Gordon Abraham and Phillip McCabe

The CODE RED Solution: Biothreat Response Training for First Responders(PDF 488KB)
Cassandra D. Kelly, Christina Egan, and Nick M. Cirino

Special Features

Capsule - Master Plan and Laboratory Safety Helps CDC Keep Pace with Expanding Public Health Challenges(PDF 52KB) - Ed Krisiunas

Ask the Experts - Shortcuts Not an Option When it Comes to Risk Assessment and Biosafety Manuals(PDF 64KB) - John H. Keene

Biosafety Tips - Brucella Outbreak in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories(PDF 80KB) - Karen B. Byers

Molecular Biosafety - Safety Advance: Transposon Gene Delivery Systems(PDF 72KB) - Margy S. Lambert

ABSA News

New ABSA Members for 2007(PDF 72KB)

Calendar of Events(PDF 48KB)

 

About the Cover

When studying highly virulent animal pathogens special containment practices and facilities are required, ranging from BSL-3 enhanced to Biosafety Level 3 Agriculture (BSL-3-Ag). As the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease in England shows, high containment practices, facilities and facility maintenance are vital to working safely with these pathogens in the laboratory and vivarium. The pictures show a mock drawing of a BSL-3-Ag facility and its relationship of support space versus animal space (courtesy of Merrick and Company as drawn for the USDA Ames modernization project), turkeys ready for study, an air pressure resistant door, and sheep within BSL-3-Ag containment (courtesy of USDA ARS National Animal Disease Center). For more information on this topic, please see the article entitled Biosafety Levels for Animal Agriculture Pathogens(PDF 124KB) by R. A. Heckert et al.