02242oam 2200445 a 450 991069623880332120071120162216.0(CKB)5470000002376434(OCoLC)173682812(EXLCZ)99547000000237643420071005d2007 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHigh-containment biosafety laboratories[electronic resource] 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 /statement of Keith Rhodes[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2007]35 pages digital, PDF fileTestimony ;GAO-08-108 TTitle 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.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.High-containment biosafety laboratories Microbiological laboratoriesUnited StatesMedical laboratoriesUnited StatesMicrobiological laboratoriesMedical laboratoriesRhodes Keith A1380699United States.Congress.House.Committee on Energy and Commerce.Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.United States.Government Accountability Office.EJBEJBGPOBOOK9910696238803321High-containment biosafety laboratories3544174UNINA