title: A biological safety centrifuge.
abstract: The Washington State Public Health Laboratories has devised a metho to capture and remove aerosols produced during centrifugation. The method to adapt any centrifuge having an enclosed chamber with an air intake hole in the lid, and an exhaust hole in the bottom of the chamber, is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000391:Air Microbiology; D002498:Centrifugation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008829:Microbiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012449:Safety
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols