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Is your pharmaceutical compounding facility ready for USP 800? The USP 800 is a newly implemented regulation designed to promote patient health, worker safety, and address environment concerns. USP 800 applies to all pharmacies, hospitals, patient treatment centers, patient treatment clinics, physician practice facilities, surgical centers, veterinarians, home health centers, and skilled nursing facilities that… Learn More
Category: Ductless Fume Hoods
Content that focuses on Ductless Fume Hoods in their entirety. This blog discusses ductless hood configurations, choice of efficiency, and applications.
University utilizes ductless containment hood for bone DNA extraction
Traditional DNA specimens gathered at crime and trauma scenes include hair, blood, saliva, and other bodily fluids. In most cases these are excellent sources for identifying human remains. Unfortunately, if a body is severely decomposed, exposed to extreme environmental conditions, or only skeletal remains are found, it makes recovering DNA that much more difficult. In… Learn More
Fume and dust collection during firearm coating and refinishing
Refinishing and applying coatings to firearms is very detailed and can at times be cumbersome. With several small and large parts, it is important that each step of the process be done accurately in order for the finished product to be blemish free. The process requires several steps and each step creates its own respiratory… Learn More
Softwall canopy fume hoods help ventilate large work areas
A common issue in many manufacturing facilities is large equipment that produces dust and fume. These particulates can get sucked into a building’s HVAC system, float around in the ambient air, and settle on surfaces. The thought of improving air quality may sound daunting when you have several hundred or several thousand square feet, tall… Learn More
Occupational Exposure to Trichloroethylene
According to chemical summary published by the EPA, trichloroethylene (TCE) is a volatile organic chemical used primarily as an industrial solvent. TCE is a colorless or blue liquid with a sweet, chloroform-like odor. The most common use of TCE is to remove grease from fabricated metal parts and some textiles. It is also an ingredient… Learn More
Respiratory protection from Schaudinn Fixative vapor
Schaudinn’s Fixative is a mercuric chloride-based fluid that is used to preserve the integrity of sample specimens in preparation for analysis. Once specimen fixation occurs, a stain is usually applied to the samples to help in the identification of specific microscopic organisms. While not a complete list, the fields of Parasitology, Cytology and Fecal Sampling… Learn More
Removing dust and mold spores during book restoration and conservation
The art and precision of book restoration and conservation is a honed skill; one that involves countless hours of detailed yet delicate labor. The passion that goes in to restoring rare and antiquated works of literature is evidenced by the finished product. By removing layers of dirt and remediating mold spores from the pages, original… Learn More
Economical, adaptive enclosures for simulated pharmacy training
The pharmaceutical industry in America is complex in that multiple agencies, both private and governmental, develop standards and regulations on everything from beta testing new drugs to compounding and selling approved medications. These standards are not only meant to protect the health and safety of end users, but also those who manipulate, manufacture, and package… Learn More
Portable hood offers ISO Class 5 environment at a fraction of the cost
Many applications across several industries require the use of a clean room. Simply put, a clean room is a controlled environment with a low level of air pollutants like dust, vapors, aerosols and biological microbes. These environments vary in levels of sterility based on the application being performed. The more delicate the application, the more… Learn More
Nobody wants to talk about it: a brief chronicle of feces fumes in labs
Every day fecal matter goes under the microscope. There, lab technicians examine it for evidence of disease and parasites. Relatively recently, fecal matter transplants and pills have made medical news. Despite our squeamish reactions to this topic, fecal matter deserves respect – after all, it can force an airliner to go off course. Why do… Learn More