High-containment biosafety laboratories : preliminary observations on the oversight of the proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories in the United States : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives /

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Author / Creator:	Rhodes, Keith A.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
Description:	35 pages : digital, PDF file.
Language:	English
Series:	Testimony ; GAO-08-108 T Testimony ; GAO-08-108 T.
Subject:	Microbiological laboratories -- United States. Medical laboratories -- United States.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6809774

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Varying Form of Title:	High containment biosafety laboratories : preliminary observations on the oversight of the proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories in the United States Preliminary observations on the oversight of the proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratories in the United States
Other authors / contributors:	United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. United States. Government Accountability Office.
Notes:	Title from title screen (viewed on Oct. 5, 2007). "For release on delivery...October 4, 2007." Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548. Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet. Address as of 10/5/07: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08108t.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Summary:	This testimony addresses (1) the extent to which there has been a proliferation of BSL-3 and BSL-4 labs, (2) federal agencies' responsibility for tracking this proliferation and determining the associated risks, and (3) the lessons that can be learned from recent incidents at three high-containment biosafety labs.
GPO item no.:	0546-D-01 (online)
Govt.docs classification:	GA 1.5/2:GAO-08-108 T

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