Biological Safety

Biological Safety: Principles and Practices, Fifth Edition provides a comprehensive guide to biosafety and biosecurity for research, academic, and production laboratories. Edited by Karen Byers and Dawn Wooley, the text presents the core principles of laboratory safety, including identification, assessment, and control of risks associated with bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoan, and molecular agents, as well as toxins, allergens, and zoonotic organisms. It covers technical protection measures, administrative biorisk management, regulatory compliance, decontamination, aerobiology, occupational medicine, and training. This edition serves as an essential reference for biosafety professionals, instructors, laboratory managers, and anyone responsible for managing biohazards in diverse settings such as research laboratories, vivariums, field studies, insectaries, and greenhouses.