Biological Safety

Introduction: Jim Welch and Caryl Griffin





Section I. Hazard Identification, Editor: Dawn Wooley








Microbial Flora of Humans and Microbial Virulence Factors, Paul A. Granato, Lab. Alliance of Central NY







Indigenous Agents of Research Animals, Lon Kendall, Colorado State U.







Plant Pathogens and Plant-Associated Microorganisms, Ann K. Vidaver et al., U. Nebraska







Epidemiology of Laboratory-Associated Infections, Karen Byers, Dana Farber Cancer Inst.








Section II. Hazard Assessment, Editor: Dawn Wooley








Risk Assessment of Biological Hazards, Dawn Wooley, Wright State U.







Helminths, Protozoa, and Algae, Barbara L. Herwaldt, CDC







Mycotic Agents, Wiley A. Schell, Duke University







Bacterial Pathogens, Deborah Anderson, U. Missouri







Viral Agents, Jason Paragas, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA







Viral Vectors, Patrick J. Condreay, pc Biosafety Consulting Services, Carrboro, NC







Toxins of Biological Origin, Joseph P. Kozlovac, USDA







Molecular Agents, Dawn Wooley, Wright State U.







Biohazardous Agents Transmitted Primarily by the Airborne Route, Michael A. Pentella, Dept. Public Health, Bureau of Lab Science, Boston, MA







Primary, Continuous, and Transformed Cells, Glyn Stacey, National Inst of Biol Stand and Control







Allergens of Animal and Biological Systems, Wanda Phipatanakul, Children's Hosp. and Harvard








Section III. Hazard Control, Editor: Dawn Wooley and Karen Byers








Design of Biomedical Laboratory Facilities, Jonathan Y. Richmond







Primary Barriers and Equipment-Associated Hazards, Richard C. Fink







Biological Safety Cabinets, Fume Hoods, and Gloves Boxes, David C. Eagleson, The Baker Company







Arthropod Vector Biocontainment, Stephen Higgs, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS







Aerobiology, Allen Bennett, Simon Parks, Clare Shieber







Personal Respiratory Protection, Nicole Vars McCullough







Universal Precautions for Handling Human Specimens, Debra L. Hunt







Decontamination and Disinfection, Matthew J. Arduino, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA







Packaging and Shipping Biological Materials, Ryan F. Relich and James W. Snyder











Section IV. Administrative Control, Editor: Karen Byers








Biological Safety Program Management, LouAnn Crawford Burnett, Chris Thompson, Patricia Olinger







Biosafety Compliance: a Global Perspective (title may be changed slightly, but will be regarding international biorisk issues, Patricia Olinger and R Kalpana







Occupational Medicine in a Biomedical Research Setting, Deborah E. Wilson and James M. Schmitt







Measuring Biosafety Program Effectiveness, Janet S. Peterson (retired), Melissa Morland, Robert J. Hashimoto (deceased).







Training Programs, Sean Kaufman







Biosafety and Biosecurity: Regulatory Impact, Robert J. Hawley and Theresa D. Duley








Section V. Special Environments, Editor: Karen Byers








Teaching Laboratories, Christopher Woolverton







Pharmaceutical Industry, Brian Petuch







Large-Scale Production, Mary L. Cipriano, Brian Petuch, and Marion Downing.







Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories and Necropsy, Timothy Baszler and Tanya Graham







Agricultural Biosafety, Robert A. Heckert and Joseph P. Kozlovac







Laboratory, Growth Chamber, and Greenhouse Biosafety, Dann Adair et al.







Field Studies, Charles Calisher and Darrin Carroll







Clinical Settings, Michael A. Pentella







BSL-4 Maximum Biocontainment Laboratories, David S. Bressler and Robert J. Hawley