CK12 Life Science

Review Questions

1. What kinds of hazards might be found in biology laboratories, but not physics labora-
   tories?


2. Who has more freedom to do whatever research they want? Laboratory scientists or
   field biologists?


3. What is a biohazard?


4. What is a research permit?


5. What are some of the precautions you might take if you were collecting frogs in water
   you think might be polluted?


6. Name some possible hazards to field biologists.


7. If a scientist does research in a foreign country, which research laws would the scientist
   need to follow: those of the homeland or the foreign country?

Further Reading / Supplemental Links

BiosafetyinMicrobiologicalandBiomedicalLaboratories(NationalResearchCouncil, 1999).

Chemical Classification Signs:

• http://www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/nfpa.htm

NFPA Chemical Hazard Labels:

• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/NFPA/nfpa_label.html

Where to Find MSDS’s on the Internet:

• http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html

Cornell University MSDS:

• http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp

MSDS Power Point:

• http://www.tenet.edu/teks/science/safety/pdf/hazcom/msds.ppt


• http://www.research.northwestern.edu/ors/biosafe/index.htm