Animal Research Facilities

Hospital A and the nursing home have a high percentage of plastics, and hospital B and the animal research facility have high percentages of pathological (infectious) waste. 

The high percentage of pathological waste from hospital B and the animal research facility would result in lower waste heating values. Operators must be trained to account for variations in the heating value of the feed to the incinerator. Batch operation should still be considered an option due to the expected variation of the incinerator feed heating value. 

Biomedical wastes are not only generated by hospitals. Animal research facilities, research centers, universities, rest homes, and veterinary clinics also generate pathological (infectious) waste. Pathological waste includes animal carcasses, contaminated laboratory wastes, hypodermic needles, contaminated food and equipment, blood products, and even dialysis unit wastes. Normally, biomedical wastes are incinerated along with other wastes generated by the facilities such as paper and plastic. 

Volumes I II.Ventilation design handbook on animal research facilities using static microisolators, Volumes I n. National Institutes of Health. Office of Research Services, Division of Engineering Services, 1998. 

NQ, Chanical Carcinogen Hazards in Animal Research Facilities. Office of Biohazard Safdy, National... 

From a practical perspective, animals of a particular species, strain, type, age, or weight should be easily available for the entire experimental study [1]. It is preferable that the local animal research facility has... 

Sharklet Technologies film-based surface protection products can be applied to germ-prone surfaces to reduce the presence of bacteria. These films can be converted into adhesive-backed "skins for application to high-touch, bacteria-prone areas such as hospital surfaces, public restrooms, childcare facilities, commercial venues, laboratories and animal research facilities. The film may also be manufactured into the top layer of workspace mats to create immediate and move-able surface protection. 

U.S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health. 1979. Chemical Carcinogen Hazards in Animal Research Facilities. Office of Biohazard Safety, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD. 

All procedures performed in this study conform to the "Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals published by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. All research facilities are accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. 

Probably the most famous fictional account of the gray goo problem has been Michael Crichton s 2002 novel Prey. In his book, Crichton tells of the escape of nanobots (replicators) into the surrounding environment from a research facility in the desert of Nevada. The nanobots then begin to replicate by attacking humans and other animals to extract the raw materials they need for their own reproduction. Crichton s hook was on the New York Times bestseller list for months, and in 2002 Twentieth-Century Fox purchased him rights to the story. 

Despite extensive use, animal models have not contributed significantly to AIDS research. While monkeys, rabbits, and mice can be infected with HIV, none develops the human AIDS syndrome. Of over 100 chimpanzees infected with HIV over a 10-year period, only two became sick. Because chimpanzees turned out to be poor models for AIDS, and were expensive to maintain, all of the animals were faced with euthanasia (a euphemism for being killed). In 1997, the National Research Council recommended a solution. For all of the chimpanzees housed in research facilities throughout the United States, a breeding moratorium was introduced and specific steps taken toward making long-term care available for the primates. Animal rights supporters applauded the decision on the basis of moral responsibility. 

The status of laboratory animals in universities, hospitals, drug companies, and other research facilities is monitored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The AWA has been amended three times since its passage in 1966. In 1985, an amendment was added that requires... 

In addition, the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) provides guidelines for animal care and use, operates a certification program for animal technicians, and develops educational materials. The AALAS also serves as a scientific forum for laboratory medicine and care. The American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) offers a peer review laboratory accreditation program for research facilities. In addition, the FDA and the EPA have Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations. 

Is the system used to control or monitor the environment in a production area, finished goods or raw material warehouse, or a research animal care facility ... 

No indication can be given about the rate in which a harmful concentration in the air is reached on evaporation of this substance at 20°C. DMN is used extensively in cancer research facilities. Human exposure occurs when unchanged DMN is excreted by the laboratory animals. DMN has been used as an industrial solvent and as a chemical intermediate in... 

The antianimal program started off strong in 1952 when the Chemical Corps activated Fort Terry, on Plum Island, New York, to study animal diseases. In 1954, however, the army terminated all antianimal agent work with exception of rinderpest and the completion of the foot-and-mouth disease research facility. The Department of Agriculture then took over the defensive aspects of the antianimal program, including Fort Terry, the same year. 

Owing to the infectiousness of anthrax spores by the respiratory route and the high mortality of inhalational anthrax, the military s concern with anthrax is with its potential use as a biological weapon. This concern was heightened by the revelation that the largest epidemic of inhalational anthrax in this century, in Sverdlovsk, Russia, in 1979, occurred after anthrax spores were released from a military research facility located upwind from where the cases occurred. Cases were also reported in animals located more than 50 km from the site.56... 

Radiation safety Chemical laboratory safety Biological laboratory safety Recombinant DNA laboratory safety Animal care facilities Human subject research... 

The containment levels required for research involving recombinant DNA associated with or in animals is based on classification of experiments in Section III. For the purpose of animal research, four levels of containment are established. These are referred to as BLl-Animals (N), BL2-N, BL3-N, and BL4-N and are described in the appendices of Appendix Q. The descriptions include (i) standard practices for physical and biological containment, and (ii) animal facilities. 

Each registered research facility must submit VA 18-23 Annual Report ofResearch Facility with USDA/APHIS each year, listing the numbers of animals by species and by category of potential pain or discomfort used during that year, with the signatures of the attending... 

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