In the United States, laboratory facilities are designated as Biosafety Level (BSL) 1, 2, 3, or 4 according to safety practice guidelines and standards, and guidelines for air handling systems and construction. Describe the fundamental differences between these four designations


The descriptions should include the following:

a . BSL-1 laboratories are small laboratory areas set aside in a physician's office or in a small clinic.
b. BSL-2 laboratories are discrete laboratory areas, either stand-alone facilities or within larger buildings. Access to the laboratory is restricted.
c. BSL-3 laboratories require special construction. They are laboratory rooms within the laboratory.
d. BSL-4 facilities are those whose workers are outfitted with self-contained suits connected to an independent air supply.

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