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Applied Biosafety: Journal of the American Biological Safety AssociationIndexRevised: 6/18/09 VOLUME 14, NUMBER 2, 2009Global Biosafety: Now and Tomorrow — TeckMean Chua, Maureen Ellis, and Barbara Johnson IBC Quality Improvement — Timothy B. Muller, Douglas M. Stewart, and Kurt B. Nolte Demystifying Department of Commerce Export Controls for the Biosafety Professional — Kimberly Orr and Betty Lee A Study of Air-tightness in Australian High-level Bio-containment Facilities — Gordon B. McGurk Microbial Decontamination of a 65-Room New Pharmaceutical Research Facility — Mark A. Czarneski In-house BSL-3 User Training: Development and Implementation of Programme at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore — Tin Tun, Alex Law Sai-Kit, and Richard J. Sugrue Ask the Experts—Pre-filters—When and Where to Use Them — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Is the Community at Risk to Exposure from Microbes in the Lab? — Karen B. Byers Capsule—Recommendations for the Selection and Use of Respirators and Protective Clothing for Protection Against Biological Agents — Ed Krisiunas EBSA News—Letter from Europe — Heather Sheeley BIOSAFETY-EUROPE: Coordination, Harmonization and Exchange of Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices Within a Pan-European Network — Kathrin Summermatter New ABSA Members for 2009 Calendar of Events ABSA Anthology Books Information and Order Form ABSA Journal Subscription Information ABSA Items for Sale VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1, 2009Decontamination of Bacillus anthracis Spores: Evaluation of Various Disinfectants — Sara J. Heninger, Christine A. Anderson, Gerald Beltz, and Andrew B. Onderdonk Comparative Analysis of the Fourth and Fifth Editions of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Level Criteria (ABSL1-4) — C. Jeff Crews and Edward E. Gaunt Decontamination of Personal Computers with Formaldehyde Gas — Gordon Abraham, Rob Dandy, Ross Cook, and Josh Allen Review of the Emory University Applied Laboratory Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Program — Sean G. Kaufman, Lee M. Alderman, Henry M. Mathews, James J. Augustine, and Ruth L. Berkelman A Three-Year Experience to Implement Laboratory Biosafety Regulations in Taiwan — Ho-Sheng Wu, Wen-Chao Wu, and Hsu-Sung Kuo Biosafety Tips—Do Clinical Microbiologists Need to Wear Gloves at the Bench? — Karen B. Byers Capsule—Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule—United States, 2009 — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Can a Biological Safety Cabinet Be Used as a Fume Hood? — John H. Keene EBSA News—Letter from Europe Lights! Camera! Action! The Making of TIOBC and "Lab Wars III" Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) Report and List Certified Biosafety Professional (CBSP) Report and List New ABSA Members for 2009 Calendar of EventsVOLUME 13, NUMBER 4, 2008Validation Study for the Use of Chlorine Dioxide Gas as a Decontaminant for Biological Safety Cabinets — Henry S. Luftman, Michael A. Regits, Paul Lorcheim, Kevin Lorcheim, and Daniel Paznek Approaches to Biohazard Analysis of Select Biodefense Vaccine Candidates — Venkat Rao Preliminary Risk Assessment of a Novel Antifungal Defensin Peptide from Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) — Aparna Islam Ask the Experts—How Important is Foot Protection in the Laboratory? — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Are Clinical Microbiology Laboratorians Enrolled in the LPS Program at Risk? — Karen B. Byers Capsule—Framework for Leadership and Training of Biosafety Level 4 Laboratory Workers — Ed Krisiunas New ABSA Members for 2008 Calendar of Events VOLUME 13, NUMBER 3, 2008Some Threats to Laboratory Research Require an Unusual Antidote — Barbara Reynolds B. Atrophaeus and G. Stearothermophilus Biological Indicators for Chlorine Dioxide Gas Decontamination — Henry S. Luftman and Michael A. Regits A Novel Approach for Development and Implementation of an Emergency Response Plan for the BSL-3 Laboratory Service in Singapore — Tin Tun, Kristen E. Sadler, and James P. Tam Effectiveness of UV Exposure of Items Contaminated with Anthrax Spores in a Class 2 Biosafety Cabinet and a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory Pass-Box — Peter C. B. Turnbull, Anatolio E. Reyes, Michael D. Chute, and Alfred J. Mateczun Biological Risk Assessment in the Laboratory 2nd Biorisk Management Workshop Report — Stefan Wagener, Allan Bennett, Maureen Ellis, Marianne Heisz, Kerry Holmes, Joe Kanabrocki, Joe Kozlovac, Patty Olinger, Nicoletta Previsani, Reynolds Salerno, and Terence Taylor Book Review—Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever--A Global Perspective Edited by Onder Ergonul and Chris A. Whitehouse — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Molecular Biosafety—A Primer on Recombination and What It Means to Biological Safety — Margy S. Lambert Ask the Experts—Chemical Decontamination of Laboratory Waste Liquids — John H. Keene Capsule—Management of Accidental Laboratory Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei — Ed Krisiunas New ABSA Members for 2008 Calendar of Events VOLUME 13, NUMBER 2, 2008The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and Biosafety Diplomacy — Jesus S. Domingo Bacillus anthracis Spore Inactivation by Fumigant Decontamination — James V. Rogers, Young W. Choi, William R. Richter, Harry J. Stone, and Michael L. Taylor The Microbiological Validation of a New Containment Level 4 Cabinet Line — Mark S. Lever, Julian L. Howells, Allan M. Bennett, Simon Parks, and Malcolm G. Broster The Design and Testing of a Continuous Effluent Sterilization System for Liquid Waste — Sabine Daugelat, Sabai Phyu, Charles Taillens, Hooi Leong Wee, Juha Mattila, Teppo Nurminen, and Gerald McDonnell Book Review—Emerging Viruses in Human Populations--Perspectives in Medical Virology (Volume 16) Edited by Edward Tabor — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Capsule—Notice to Readers: New Public Health Emergency Law and Forensic Epidemiology Training Materials Released — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Serum—To Store or Not to Store? — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—A New Virus, A New Pathogen, A New Laboratory-acquired Infection? — Karen B. Byers Tradeline Publications: Trends Driving Animal Facility Design — Tradeline Publications Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) Report and List Certified Biosafety Professional (CBSP) Report and List New ABSA Members for 2008 Calendar of Events VOLUME 13, NUMBER 1, 2008Comparative Analysis of the Fourth and Fifth Editions of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories Section IV (BSL2-4) — Charles J. Crews and Edward E. Gaunt Inactivation of Francisella tularensis Schu S4 in a Biological Safety Cabinet Using Hydrogen Peroxide Fumigation — James V. Rogers and Young W. Choi Stability of Viral Pathogens in the Laboratory Environment — Hector N. Valtierra Rapid and Biologically Safe Procedures for the Evaluation of Antigen-Specific T Cell Response to Microbial Pathogens That May Be Used in the BSL-3 and BSL-4 Environment — Chiara Agrati, Ilaria Volpi, Federico Martini, Cristiana Gioia, Concetta Castilletti, Giuseppe Ippolito, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi, and Fabrizio Poccia Development and Validation of a Pilot Scale Enhanced Biosafety Level Two Containment for Performance Evaluation of Produce Disinfection Technologies — Joseph E. Sites, Paul N. Walker, Angela Burke, and Bassam A. Annous Evaluation of the Public Review Process and Risk Communication at High-Level Biocontainment Laboratories — Margaret S. Race Biosafety Tips—Cell Sorters Present Containment Challenges — Karen B. Byers Molecular Biosafety—A Reassessment of Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vector Risks That Takes New Information on Insertional Mutagenesis into Account — Margy S. Lambert Capsule—Effectiveness of Personal Protective Measures to Prevent Lyme Disease — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Biosafety Cabinets, Containment Facility Maintenance, and More — John H. Keene Tradeline Publications: Battelle Increases BSL-3 and ABSL-3 Research Space 2007 ABSA Service Award Recipients 2007 ABSA Conference Sponsors New ABSA Members for 2008 Calendar of Events VOLUME 12, NUMBER 4, 2007Medical Surveillance in Biomedical Research — Michael A. Sauri Regulatory Compliance of a BSL-3 Laboratory Unit in a Drug Discovery Environment — Thomas Behrmann, Arnold Brunner, Sabine Daugelat, Marcia Perrin, Sabai Phyu, Charles Taillens, and Hooi Leong Wee Mobile Biosafety Level-4 Autopsy Facility—An Innovative Solution — Paul Chui, Peter Chong, Bobby Chong, and Stefan Wagener Assessment of Containment Equipment Using a Novel Test to Determine the Effect of Containment on Laboratory Accuracy — Joanna Sawyer and Allan Bennett The Midwest Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (MRCE) Biosafety Training Program: An Integrated Approach to Biosafety Education — Joseph Kanabrocki and Samuel Stanley, Jr. Survey of Bioscience Research Practices in Asia: Implications for Biosafety and Biosecurity — Jennifer Gaudioso and Tamara Zemlo Erratum—Regarding the published submission "Biological Agents and Toxins Act: Development and Enforcement of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Singapore" by Tin Tun, Kristen E. Sadler, and James P. Tam — Submitted by Ai Ee Ling Ask the Experts—Responsibility Without Authority is Futile John H. Keene — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Analysis of a Brucella Outbreak in a Veterinary Vaccine Manufacturing Plant — Karen B. Byers Tradeline Publications: USDA's Animal Health Facility Keeps Workers Safe — Tradeline Publications New ABSA Members for 2007 Calendar of Events VOLUME 12, NUMBER 3, 2007Containment and Sustainable (Green) Design — Jon Crane Energy Efficient Laboratory Design: A Novel Approach to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort — Farhad Memarzadeh, Andy Manning, and Zheng Jiang Biosafety, Occupational Health and Nanotechnology — Vladimir Murashov and John Howard Biosafety Levels for Animal Agriculture Pathogens — Robert A. Heckert and Joseph P. Kozlovac Minimization of the Risks Posed by Dual-Use Research: A Structured Literature Review — Margarita Dolgitser Biosafety "Behavioral-Based" Training for High Biocontainment Laboratories: Bringing Theory into Practice for Biosafety Training — Sean G. Kaufman and Ruth Berkelman Reliability of ULPA Filters in Air Handling Systems — Gordon Abraham and Phillip McCabe The CODE RED Solution: Biothreat Response Training for First Responders — Cassandra D. Kelly, Christina Egan, and Nick M. Cirino Capsule—Master Plan and Laboratory Safety Helps CDC Keep Pace with Expanding Public Health Challenges — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Shortcuts Not an Option When it Comes to Risk Assessment and Biosafety Manuals — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Brucella Outbreak in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories — Karen B. Byers Molecular Biosafety—Safety Advance: Transposon Gene Delivery Systems — Margy S. Lambert New ABSA Members for 2007 Calendar of Events ABSA Anthology Books Information and Order Form ABSA Journal Subscription Information VOLUME 12, NUMBER 2, 2007Biosafety Officers, Behavioral Compliance Strategies, and Their Effects on Laboratory Practices — Sean G. Kaufman, Henry Mathews, and Lee M. Alderman Testing the Efficacy of a Combination of Microwave and Steam Heat for Log Reduction of the Microbial Load Following a Simulated Poultry Mass Mortality Event — Anthony A. Devine, Amy M. Grunden, Edward Krisiunas, Dawn K. Davis, Grisel Rosario, Sean Scott, Shelia Faision, and Wm. Mark Cosby Selecting the Right Chemical Agent for Decontamination of Rooms and Chambers — Mark A. Czarneski Declassification of Rodents Exposed to Third-Generation HIV-Based Vectors into Class 1 Animals — Stéphane Karlen and Romain Zufferey Evaluation of SARS-Coronavirus Decontamination Procedures — Anne-Marie Pagat, Raphaelle Seux-Goepfert, Charles Lutsch, Valérie Lecouturier, Jean-François Saluzzo, and Inca C. Kusters Implications of Low Level Human Exposure to Respirable B. anthracis — Murray L. Cohen and Thomas Whalen Book Review — Biological Safety: Principles and Practices (Fourth Edition) Edited by Diane O. Fleming and Debra L. Hunt — Reviewed by Barbara Johnson Biosafety Tips—Transmission of M. tuberculosis Attributed to the Use of Compressed Gas Coolant While Processing Infected Tissue in a Cryostat — Karen B. Byers Capsule—FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Can more than one person work at a Biosafety Cabinet at a time? — John H. Keene Tradeline Publications: USDA to Open New Lab and Large Animal Facilities in Iowa New ABSA Members for 2007 Calendar of Events ABSA Affiliates and Affiliated Organizations VOLUME 12, NUMBER 1, 2007Designing a Facility with Both Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Biosafety in Mind: Synergies and Conflicts — Vibeke Halkjær-Knudsen Editorial on Laboratory—Acquired Incidents in Taipeh, Taiwan and Singapore Following the Outbreak of SARS Coronavirus — Ai Ee Ling Development of Laboratory Biosafety Management: The Taiwan Experience — Wen-Chao Wu, Li-Li Lee, Wei-Fong Chen, Shih-Yan Yang, Ho-Sheng Wu, Wen-Yi Shih, and Steve Hsu-Sung Kuo Animal Cell Cultures: Risk Assessment and Biosafety Recommendations — Katia Pauwels, Philippe Herman, Bernadette Van Vaerenbergh, Chuong Dai Do thi, Laura Berghmans, Geneviève Waeterloos, Dirk Van Bockstaele, Karoline Dorsch-Häsler, and Myriam Sneyers Biological Agents and Toxins Act: Development and Enforcement of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Singapore — Tin Tun, Kristen E. Sadler, and James P. Tam Book Review—The Power of Plagues by Irwin W. Sherman — Reviewed by Leslie Delpin Ask the Experts—Biosafety Cabinets and Medical Waste — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Neisseria meningitidis Exposures in Clinical Laboratories — Karen B. Byers Capsule—OSHA News Release — Ed Krisiunas Tradeline Publications: Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute Commissions ABSL-3 Lab — Tradeline Publications 2006 ABSA Service Award Recipients New ABSA Members for 2007 2006 ABSA Conference Sponsors Calendar of Events ABSA Affiliates and Affiliated Organizations VOLUME 11, NUMBER 4, 2006Introduction to Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Biological Safety Environment — Thomas Scott, David Banks, and Amit Mishra Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Predict Airflow and Contamination Concentration Profiles Within Laboratory Floor Plan Environment — Alexy Kolesnikov Select Agents Diagnostic Test Reporting Requirements-Exemptions and Implications to Biosecurity — Venkat Rao, Ashley Eilers, and Chiara Mancini Use of Ultraviolet Lights in Biological Safety Cabinets: A Contrarian View — Paul J. Meechan and Christina Wilson Position Paper on the Use of Ultraviolet Lights in Biological Safety Cabinets — Jyl Burgener Capsule—Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—The Musings of a Biosafety Professional on Containment Facilities — John H. Keene Tradeline Publications: Uncovering Weaknesses of Biocontainment Facilities — Tradeline Publications New ABSA Members for 2006 Calendar of Events VOLUME 11, NUMBER 3, 2006Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B as a Biological Weapon: Recognition, Management, and Surveillance of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin — Ejem Ahanotu, Damaris Alvelo-Ceron, Timothy Ravita, and Ed Gaunt A Proposed Risk Assessment Method for Genetically Modified Plants — Katia Regina Evaristo de Jesus, Anna Cristina Lanna, Fabio Danilo Vieira, Andre Luiz de Abreu, and Denis Ubeda de Lima Laboratory Biosecurity: A Survey of the U.S. Bioscience Community — Jennifer Gaudioso, Susan B. Rivera, Susan Caskey, and Reynolds M. Salerno Chlorine Dioxide Gas Decontamination of Large Animal Hospital Intensive and Neonatal Care Units — Henry S. Luftman, Michael A. Regits, Paul Lorcheim, Mark A. Czarneski, Thomas Boyle, Helen Aceto, Barbara Dallap, Donald Munro, and Kym Faylor University of Washington Responds to Unexpected Impact of NIH Research Grant: Lucrative Funding Requires Culture Change and Financial Commitment — Tradeline Publications USAMRIID Opens Advanced ABSL-3 Aerobiology Suite: Illustrates New and Unique Features for Animal Biosafety — Tradeline Publications Biosafety Tips—Outbreaks of Zoonotic Infections in Rodent Facilities: Part III — Karen B. Byers Ask the Experts—Disinfectants, What Kind and When? — John H. Keene New ABSA Members for 2006 Calendar of Events VOLUME 11, NUMBER 2, 2006Some Bioterrorism Issues of Quantitative Biosafety — Alexander Sabelnikov, Vladimir Zhukov, and Ruth Kempf CORRECTION: Table 4, originally omitted from the above article Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide-based Biodecontamination of a High-Containment Laboratory Under Negative Pressure — Jay Krishnan, Jody Berry, Greg Fey, Stefan Wagener Biological Monitoring of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation in a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory — Anthony R. Sambol and Peter C. Iwen Safety Considerations for Handling Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis spp.) in the Laboratory and Field — James T. Vogt and Joseph P. Kozlovac Book Review—Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers-Perspectives in Medical Virology (Volume 11) by Colin R. Howard — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Ask the Experts—Non-Compliant Biocontainment Facilities and Associated Liability — John H. Keene Capsule—Mumps Outbreak Update Information — Ed Krisiunas New ABSA Members for 2006 Calendar of Events VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1, 2006Aerosol Exposure System for Rabbits: Application to M. Tuberculosis Infection — Liana Tsenova, Ryhor Harbacheuski, Evette Ellison, Claudia Manca, and Gilla Kaplan Implementation of a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) Facility in Singapore: Requirements, Work Practices, and Procedures — Tin Tun, Kristen Sadler, and James P. Tam Developing a Risk Assessment and Management Approach to Laboratory Biosecurity — Jennifer Gaudioso, Reynolds M. Salerno, and Natalie Barnett The Infectious Dose of Coxiella Burnetii (Q Fever) — Rachael M. Jones, Mark Nicas, Alan E. Hubbard, and Arthur L. Reingold Capsule—Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Healthcare Settings, 2005 - Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Should Decontamination of Biocontainment Laboratories Be Validated? — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Zoonoses: Ten Exposures to Hantavirus in Animal and Laboratory Workers — Karen B. Byers A Code of Conduct for Biological Scientists: An Important Topic for Action — Barbara Johnson New ABSA Members for 2006 Calendar of Events VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, 2005Comparison of the Canadian Industrial Security Manual and the United States National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual — Andrew Hammond The Infectious Dose of Francisella tularensis (Tularemia) — Rachael M. Jones, Mark Nicas, Alan Hubbard, Matthew D. Sylvester, and Arthur Reingold High-Dose Ultraviolet C Light Inactivates Spores of Bacillus Atrophaeus and Bacillus Anthracis Sterne on Nonreflective Surfaces — Marie U. Owens, David R. Deal, Michael O. Shoemaker, Gregory B. Knudson, Janet E. Meszaros, and Jeffery L. Deal Autoclave Testing in a University Setting — Richard N. Le, Amy L. Hicks, and Janice Dodge Operating a BSL-4 Laboratory in a University Setting — Tradeline Publications Use of Multiple SOP Styles to Increase Personnel Compliance and Safety Within a BSL-2/BSL-3 Animal Facility — Andrea Mitchell, Jeri Ellis, and Tim Ruddy Book Review—Revenge of the Microbes by Abigail A. Salyers and Dixie D. Whitt — Reviewed by George A. Pankey Book Review—Biodefense: Principles and Pathogens Edited by Michael S. Bronze and Ronald A. Greenfield — Reviewed by Michael P. Owen Ask the Experts—HEPA Filtered Supply Air for BSL-3 Laboratories? — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus-A Hazard in Rodent Animal Colonies — Karen B. Byers 2005 ABSA Conference Photos 2005 ABSA Service Award Recipients New ABSA Members for 2006 2005 ABSA Conference Sponsors Calendar of Events VOLUME 10, NUMBER 3, 2005Development of Particle Tracer Techniques to Measure the Effectiveness of High Containment Laboratories — Allan M. Bennett, Simon R. Parks, and John E. Benbough Human Behavior in a Matrix of Hazards: Risk, Rules, and Ratio in Biomedical Laboratory Safety — Jos van den Eijnde and Michael B. Blayney Memories of Biosafety in Brazil: Lessons to be Learned — T. A. O. Cardoso, M. B. M. Albuquerque Navarro, B. E. C. Soares, F. H. Lima e Silva, S. S. Rocha, and L. M. Oda The Transportation of Dangerous Goods-More Changes for Infectious Substances in the Model Regulations — Mary L. Cipriano Health Canada Offers Certification Guidelines — Tradeline Publications Capsule—The CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Web Site Has a New Look! — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—USDA BSL-3 Facility Requirements: What's the Concern? — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Centrifugation at Biosafety Level 2/3 — Karen B. Byers International Biosafety Working Group Registration Evaluation Board October 2004-September 2005 Report Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) List New ABSA Members for 2005 Calendar of Events VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2, 2005Biofilms Research-Implications to Biosafety and Public Health — Venkat Rao, Rashmi Ghei, and Yildiz Chambers Area Fumigation with Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor — Janet E. Meszaros, K. Antloga, C. Justi, C. Plesnicher, and Gerald McDonnell Neutralization of Formaldehyde Gas by Ammonium Bicarbonate and Ammonium Carbonate — Henry S. Luftman The Rational Investigation into Safety and Containment as Applied to the Laboratory Environment — Brian E. Satterfield Creating Effective Presentations and Online Training Modules — James W. Klenner Capsule—Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Animals and Quarantine — Ed Krisiunas Biosafety Tips—Biosafety Issues in Laboratory Experiments Using Vaccinia Viral Vectors — Karen B. Byers New ABSA Members for 2005 Calendar of Events VOLUME 10, NUMBER 1, 2005Biological Risk Assessment: An Explanation Meant for Safety Advisors in Belgium — Danielle Caucheteux and Pierre Mathot Biosafety for Large-Scale Containment Level 1 Operations Using Recombinant DNA Technology: No Emerging Hazards — Richard Fink and Enda Moran Understanding Security Basics: A Tutorial on Security Concepts and Technology — Richard Kibbey Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication — Barbara Reynolds Book Review—Ebola and Marburg Viruses-Molecular and Cellular Biology Edited by Hans-Dieter Klenk and Heinz Feldmann — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—John H. Keene The International Biosafety Compendium: A Great Tool for Biosafety Professionals — Jairo Betancourt New ABSA Members for 2005 Calendar of Events VOLUME 9, NUMBER 4, 2004Task-Specific Ventilated Robotic Enclosures for Product and Worker Protection Against Biological Hazards in High-Throughput Laboratories — Alexy Kolesnikov, Ray Ryan, and Douglas B. Walters Biosecurity Considerations in Public Health Laboratories — Norman A. Crouch Biosecurity Perspectives — Edwin Taylor Book Review—Emergence and Control of Zoonotic Viral Encephalitides Edited by C. H. Calisher and D. E. Griffin — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Book Review—Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism by The National Academies Press — Reviewed by Roxy Grossnickle Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers ABSA Influenza Pandemic Plan Position Paper 2005 Strategic Performance Areas and Teams 2004 ABSA Conference Abstracts Information 2004 ABSA Conference Photos 2004 ABSA Service Award Recipients New ABSA Members for 2004 Calendar of Events Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3, 2004The Infectious Dose of Variola (Smallpox) Virus — Mark Nicas, Alan E. Hubbard, Rachael M. Jones, and Arthur L. Reingold Biosafety Risk Assessment of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and Containment Measures for the Diagnostic and Research Laboratories — P. Herman, Y. Verlinden, D. Breyer, E. Van Cleemput, B. Brochier, M. Sneyers, R. Snacken, P. Hermans, P. Kerkhofs, C. Liesnard, B. Rombaut, M. Van Ranst, G. van der Groen, P. Goubau, and W. Moens Assessment of Bioaerosol Reduction Methods in Stem Cell Transplant Units at a University Hospital — Thomas Scott Alderman, Wayne R. Thomann, and Debra L. Hunt Security Issues Related to Designing High-Containment Facilities — Leslie Gartner NIAID/NIH Biodefense Research Efforts and Biocontainment Laboratories — Ernest T. Takafuji Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers Valuable New Resource: New Web Site Provides Information on Biotechnology Regulatory Reviews Completed in the United States New ABSA Members for 2004 Calendar of Events VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2, 2004 (OUT OF PRINT)Complying with the 42 CFR Part 73--Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins and the Companion Rule Issued by the USDA, 7 CFR Part 331, and 9 CFR Part 121, the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Possession, Use, and Transfer of Biological Agents and Toxins--A Biosafety Office's Perspective — Philip G. Hauck Enterobacter aerogenes Needle Stick Leads to Improved Biological Management System — Richard E. Johanson Introduction for "Safety Considerations for Retroviral Vectors: A Short Review" — Donald E. Mosier Using the Results of Routine Laboratory Workplace Surveillance Activities to Assess Compliance with Recommended Biosafety Guidelines — Jason Tyler Zerwekh, R. J. Emery, S. C. Waring, and S. Lillibridge Facility Inspections Under the CDC Select Agent Rule — James Blaine Overview of the New CDC Select Agent Rule: Title 42 C.F.R. Part 73 — Mark L. Hemphill Ask the Experts—John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers New ABSA Members for 2004 Registration Evaluation Board October 2003-March 2004 Report Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) List Training Tools Exhibit-Outstanding Means of Communication Citation, October 2004 Calendar of Events VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1, 2004Enclosure of Composting Operations to Minimize Bioaerosol Emissions into Ambient Air-Part 2 — Philip R. Morey and Benjamin H. Hoffman Mousepox: A Small Animal Model for Biodefense Research — R. Mark Buller Issues Affecting Respirator Selection for Workers Exposed to Infectious Aerosols: Emphasis on Healthcare Settings — Steven W. Lenhart, Teresa Seitz, Douglas Trout, and Nancy Bollinger Book Review—Ebola and Marburg Viruses: A View of Infection Using Electron Microscopy by E. I. Ryabchikova and B. B. Price — Reviewed by Jens H. Kuhn Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers Online Resource: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Web Site on Legionnaires' Disease Bacteria (LDB) — Submitted by Richard E. Danielson, Janet M. Macher, Alicia Fearick, and Robert C. Curtis New ABSA Members for 2004 Calendar of Events VOLUME 8, NUMBER 4, 2003OSHA Infectious Dose White Paper — Submitted by Barbara Johnson Bioterrorism: Impact and Implications for Biosafety — Maureen Best Applied Biosafety: Legal Framework in Switzerland and Implications for Clinical Laboratories — Felix K. Gmünder and Thomas Binz 2003 ABSA Conference Abstracts EPA Pesticide Program Update — Karen B. Byers Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers ABSA Committee Reports New ABSA Members for 2003 ABSA Award Recipients 2004 New Council and Committee Assignments Calendar of Events Annual Index VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3, 2003Overview of Biomedical Waste Treatment Technology — S. Mark Allen Gas-phase Ozone: Assessment of Biocidal Properties for the Indoor Environment-A Critical Review - Eugene C. Cole Comparative Analysis of Biosafety Guidelines of the USA, WHO, and Russia (Organizational and Controlling, Medical, and Sanitary-Antiepidemiological Aspects) — Evgeniy A. Stavskiy, Barbara Johnson, Robert J. Hawley, Jonathan T. Crane, Nikolay B. Cherny, Irina V. Renau, and Sergey V. Netesov Revisions to the National Sanitation Foundation International/American National Standards Institute Requirements — David S. Phillips Capsule—Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Biosafety Requirements for Human Cell Lines — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers Biosecurity Position Paper ABSA Committee Reports New ABSA Members for 2003 Calendar of Events VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2, 2003Investigation on the Dispersal Patterns of Contaminants in Letters — Maureen Best, S. McLennan, M. Callaghan, and D. Raymond Update on the Activities of the UN Subcommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Mary Cipriano Enclosure of Composting Operations to Minimize Bioaerosol Emissions into Ambient Air — Philip R. Morey and Benjamin H. Hoffman Biosecurity: Challenges and Applied Solutions for Our Future Needs — Conference Abstracts Ask the Experts—John H. Keene Biosafety Tips—Karen B. Byers Using the Web — Richard C. Fink New ABSA Members for 2003 Calendar of Events VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1, 2003Hepatitis Viruses — Prevention and Control in the Laboratory Setting — Betty H. Robertson and Wendi L. Kuhnert Biosecurity Issues Affecting Agricultural Crops and Communities: Genomics, Biotechnology, Laboratory-Acquired West Nile Virus Infections — United States, 2002 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) Global Progress Toward Laboratory Containment of Wild Polioviruses — July 2001-August 2002 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Biosafety Tips — Karen B. Byers ABSA Committee Reports New ABSA Members for 2003 Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) List Registration Evaluation Board October 2002-February 2003 Report Biosafety Listings Calendar of Events VOLUME 7, NUMBER 4, 2002Occupational Exposures to Retroviruses — Thomas M. Folks Combating Bioterrorism and the Potential Misuse of Biotechnology — Ronald M. Atlas 2002 ABSA Conference Abstracts Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts—Laboratory Animal Dander Allergy — John H. Keene Regulations and Standards — Donald R. Callihan Biosafety Tips — Karen B. Byers Using the Web — Internet: HELP! What is the Risk Classification for Gigantitus horriblis? — Richard C. Fink New ABSA Members for 2003 Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) List ABSA Award Recipients Biosafety Listings New Council and Committee Assignments — 2003 Calendar of Events Annual Index VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3, 2002Use of Zebrafish and Zoonoses — Karen B. Byers and Jennifer L. Matthews Risk Assessment for Enteric Pathogens in the Biosafety Level 2 Laboratory — Betty Kupskay National Inventory of Biomedical Laboratories That May Possess Wild Poliovirus Materials — Kim Koporc, Sandra Browning, and Walter Dowdle The Poliovirus Laboratory Containment Pilot Survey: The Experiences of Wyeth and Emory University — Elizabeth A. Gilman and Robin Luttrell Going Up in Smoke: The Demise of California's Last Commercial Medical Waste Incinerator Has National Ramifications — Jack S. McGurk The Art of Biosafety Auditing in Industry — Richard Rebar Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Regulations and Standards — Donald R. Callihan Biosafety Tips — Karen B. Byers Innovations — Biotechnology: Baculovirus Vectors as Gene Transfer Vectors for Mammalian Cells: Biosafety Considerations — Thomas A. Kost and J. Patrick Condreay Using the Web — Internet: Biotech Web Sites and Search Engines — Richard C. Fink The Learning Center — Dealing with Disruptive Behavior in Training Classes — Mary Ann Sondrini Suspected Cutaneous Anthrax in a Laboratory Worker — Texas, 2002 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) New ABSA Members for 2002 Eagleson Institute's New Training Software VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2, 2002Biological Testing of a Laboratory Pathological Waste Incinerator — Peter M. Le Blanc Smith, Set van Nguyen, and Steven F. Edwards The Condition of High Containment Laboratory HEPA Filters After 13 Years of Service — Steven F. Edwards An Evaluation of Potential Liquid/Aerosol Releases from a New Retractable Syringe — Billy J. Enochs, Thomas H. Connor, Robert Emery, and Lawrence W. Whitehead Electronic Resource — Crop Biosecurity/Agroterrorism — Eugene C. Cole Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Regulations and Standards — Donald R. Callihan Biosafety Tips — Karen B. Byers Letter from the Biosecurity Task Force Preconference Continuing Education Programs — San Francisco, California, October 2002 Training Exhibit — Outstanding Means of Communication Citation, October 2002 Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP) List Respiratory Illness in Workers Exposed to Metalworking Fluid Contaminated with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria — Ohio, 2001 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, 2002Laboratory-acquired Meningococcal Disease — United States, 2000 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) Biosafety at the Tropical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí" (IPK) of Havana — Roberto J. Fernández and Patricia M. Jiménez 2001 ABSA Conference Abstracts Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene VOLUME 6, NUMBER 3, 2001Biological Weapons — A Primer for Microbiologists — Robert J. Hawley and Edward M. Eitzen, Jr. Safety and Health Considerations for Conducting Work with Biological Toxins — Barbara Johnson, Ray Mastnjak, and I. Gary Resnick Suggested Practice for Remediation of Highly Infectious Biological Agent Contamination in Indoor Environments — Eugene C. Cole and Bruce M. Lantrip Capsule—Bioterrorism Links — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Announcement — New NRCM Registrants 2001 Annual Index VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2, 2001First U.S. Biomedical Seminar on the Transportation of Infectious and Diagnostic Substances Professional Specialty Cleaning: A Critical Element of Fungal Reservoir Control in Homes of the Immunocompromised and Hypersensitive — Eugene C. Cole Positive Benefits Arise from Hospital Pollution Prevention Programs — Jack S. McGurk Packaging Critical Biologic Agents Capsule—Protection of Health Care Workers on Two Fronts! — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Regulatory Affairs — Summary: Management of Occupational Exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV Innovations — Rapid Test for West Nile Virus in Mosquito Vectors — Eugene C. Cole Position Paper — NCCLS M29-2A — Debra L. Hunt Position Paper — Federal Register — Debra L. Hunt VOLUME 6, NUMBER 1, 2001Comparative Analysis of the Methods for Determining the Efficiency of Air-Purification Filters Using Dioctyl Phthalate and Turbine Oil Aerosols — L. A. Krinitsyn, E. A. Stavsky, S. V. Netesov, A. S. Edapin, V. A. Danyaev, O. V. Pyankov, and L. E. Bulychev Biosafety Implications of Polio Eradication — Walter R. Dowdle, David Featherstone, and Raymond Sanders Risk Assessment for Working with Infectious Agents in the Biological Laboratory — Richard C. Knudsen Laboratory-acquired Human Glanders — Maryland, May 2000 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) Foot-and-Mouth Disease: A Brief Review of the Etiologic Agent and the Disease Which It Causes — Richard F. Meyer and Richard C. Knudsen Capsule — Ed Krisiunas Ask the Experts — John H. Keene Regulatory Affairs — Ira F. Salkin Innovations — Rapid Assessment of Mold Contamination on Environmental Surfaces — Eugene C. Cole New Publications — Mary Ann Sondrini The Training Exchange — The Importance of Understanding Communication Styles When Teaching — Mary Ann Sondrini Using the Web — Using the Web to Write or Modify a Biosafety Manual (BSM) — Richard C. Fink Position Paper — HIV Prevention — Debra L. Hunt Position Paper — Arthropod Containment — Debra L. Hunt Position Paper — Recombinant DNA — Debra L. Hunt VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2, 2000Infectious Waste Disposal in Developing Countries: Recommended Minimal Practices from a Hospital Survey in Southeast Asia — Eugene C. Cole Missing the Point: A Review of Needlestick Injury and Occupational Risks from Bloodborne Viruses — David R. Morgan Medical and Infectious Waste Management — Ira F. Salkin, Edward Krisiunas, and Wayne L. Turnberg A Tuberculosis Outbreak Among Medical Waste Workers — Angela M. Weber, Yvonne Boudreau, and Vincent D. Mortimer Arthropod Containment Guidelines Under Development — Mark Q. Benedict Annual Index VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1, 2000Human Laboratory Acquired Arbo-, Arena-, and Hantavirus Infections — S. Ya. Gaidamovich, A. M. Butenko, and H. V. Leschinskaya Comparison of Protection Factors for Selected Medical, Industrial and Military Masks — Bill Kournikakis, R. Kent Harding, J. R. A. Tremblay, and Maureen Simpson Biological Contamination of the Building Environment: Sampling and Analysis — Richard C. Fink and Elizabeth A. Gilman Misdiagnoses of Tuberculosis Resulting from Laboratory Cross-Contamination of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Cultures — New Jersey, 1998 — Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) VOLUME 4, NUMBER 2, 1999The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Public Health Response: Summary of the Johns Hopkins National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism — Richard W. Gilpin Planning Considerations for Mars Sample Return Containment — Margaret S. Race, Judith H. Allton, Carlton C. Allen, and Jonathan Y. Richmond A Method for Radioactive Containment During Biological Inactivation of Radioactive-Biomedical Mixed Waste — Paul Michael Kivistik, Julian Bess, Jr., Scott D. Keimig, and Randall S. Morin VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1, 1999 (OUT OF PRINT)Introduction to the JABSA Edition on Containment Design — Jonathan Y. Richmond Primary Containment (Chapter 3 of Anthology of Biosafety I: Perspectives on Laboratory Design) — David G. Stuart Design of BSL3 Laboratories (Chapter 7 of Anthology of Biosafety I: Perspectives on Laboratory Design) — Jonathan T. Crane and James F. Riley Designing the BSL4 Laboratory (Chapter 9 of Anthology of Biosafety I: Perspectives on Laboratory Design) — Jonathan T. Crane, F. Chip Bullock, and Jonathan Y. Richmond Role of the Class III Biological Safety Cabinet in Achieving Biological Safety Level 4 Containment (Chapter 10 of Anthology of Biosafety I: Perspectives on Laboratory Design) — David G. Stuart, Julia Hilliard, Richard Henkel, Jack Kelley, and Jonathan Y. Richmond VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4, 1998ABSA: The Past, Present, and Future — Richard C. Knudsen HEPA Filter Replacement Experience in a Biological Laboratory — Gordon Abraham, Peter Michael Le Blanc Smith, and Phillip McCabe Risks Associated with Liquid Nitrogen Cryogenic Storage Systems — Karen B. Byers VOLUME 3, NUMBER 3, 1998Risk Assessment for Biological Agents in the Laboratory — Richard C. Knudsen Respirator Filter Reuse Test Using the Laboratory Simulant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (H37Ra STRAIN) — Barbara Johnson, Douglas R. Winters, Thomas R. Shreeve, and Christopher C. Coffey Ambient Formaldehyde Levels Before, During, and After Biological Safety Cabinet Decontamination — Mary L. Liu, Mary Julie Corrigan, and Robert F. Herrick VOLUME 3, NUMBER 2, 1998Predicting Biocontainment Requirements for the Future — W. Emmett Barkley Survival of Mycrobacteria on HEPA Filter Material — Gwangpyo Ko, Harriet A. Burge, Michael Muilenberg, Steve Rudnick, and Melvin W. First Permitting, the Public and the Future of Animal Biosafety Facilities — Fred W. Quimby Registered vs. Certified — Jerome P. Schmidt VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1, 1998A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part III: Safety Conferences 1978-1987 — Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito Nebulizer Characteristics for Certification Tests of Biosafety Cabinets with Bacteria and Simulants — Melvin W. First, Janet Macher, Robert Gussman, David Stuart, and Terence Webb Mars Sample Return and Biocontainment — Margaret S. Race HEPA Filters — Melvin W. First Committee Position Paper of ABSA on OSHA's Proposed Rule on Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4, 1997 (OUT OF PRINT)A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part II: Safety Conferences 1966-1977 — Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito Handling of Large Experimental Animals Infected with a Risk Group 4 Virus — G. Abraham, P. Hooper, M. Williamson, J. Muschialli, D. Martin, I. Duff, and S. Edwards A Study of Aflatoxin Production by Aspergillus flavus Growing on Wallboard — Carol Y. Rao, Richard C. Fink, Linda B. Wolfe, Daniel F. Liberman, and Harriet A. Burge Achieving Biosafety Level 3 Through the Use of Biosafety Level 2 Facilities and Biosafety Level 3 Practices: A Prevalence Survey of Medical Research and Academic Institutions — Robert J. Emery, Pek Lee, and James Garman Sharps Disposal Containers: Selection, Evaluation, and Use — Christine H. Kasting, Linda S. Martin, and Robert J. Mullan VOLUME 2, NUMBER 3, 1997A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part I: The First Ten Biological Safety Conferences 1955-1965 — Manuel S. Barbeito and Richard H. Kruse Aerosol Infection of Mice with Mycobacteria Using a Nose-Only Exposure Device — Esmeralda Party, Liana Tsenova, Andre Moreira, Victoria H. Freedman, and Gilla Kaplan Bacterial Survival on Respirator Filters and Surgical Masks — Lisa M. Brosseau, Nicole Vars McCullough, and Donald Vesley Autoclave Emissions — Hazardous or Not — Julia Hadar, Tsvi Tirosh, Ora Grafstein, and Evgeny Korabelnikov VOLUME 2, NUMBER 2, 1997Mouth Pipetting: A Threat More Difficult to Eradicate Than Small Pox — W. Emmett Barkley Pipetting Hazards in the Special Virus Cancer Program — Arnold G. Wedum Helium as a Replacement for Dichlorodifluoromethane in Class II Biological Safety Cabinet Integrity Testing — David G. Stuart, Daniel Ghidoni, and Dennis Eagleson VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1, 1997The Contributions of Dr. Arnold G. Wedum to the Virus Cancer Program of the National Cancer Institute — W. Emmett Barkley History & Epidemiology of Laboratory-Acquired Infections (In Relation to the Cancer Research Program) — Arnold G. Wedum The Effectiveness of Gaseous Formaldehyde Decontamination Assessed by Biological Monitoring — G. Abraham, P. M. Le Blanc Smith, and S. Nguyen An Evaluation of the Monolithic Dome Construction Method for Biological Containment Structures — Noel K. Neighbor and D. B. South VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1, 1996In Celebration of Dr. Arnold G. Wedum's Legacy — W. Emmett Barkley The Detrick Experience as a Guide to the Probable Efficacy of P4 Microbiological Containment Facilities for Studies on Microbial Recombinant DNA Molecules — Arnold G. Wedum Certification of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) Facilities — Esmeralda Party, James Reiman, and Edward L. Gershey Aging of HEPA Filters in Service and in Storage — Melvin W. First |
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