SpaceRef - Astrobiology and Life Science - Planetary Protection

SpaceRef - Astrobiology and Life Science - Planetary Protection - Biosafety

Biological Safety Cabinets - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Describes the design of various classes of cabinets that allow hazardous biomaterials to be handled safely - design requirements that will have clear applicability to planetary protection preparations.

BioSafety Documents - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A comprehensive collection of biosafety-related publications and Internet resources - resources that will have clear applicability to planetary protection preparations.

Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 3rd Edition - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A definitive description of how Biosafety can and should be handled in a variety of laboratory settings - procedures that will have clear applicability to planetary protection preparations.

Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA molecules - April 1998, NIH. The purpose of these NIH Guidelines is to specify practices for constructing and handling: (i) recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules, and (ii) organisms and viruses containing recombinant DNA molecules - procedures that will have clear applicability to the development of planetary protection protocols.

Guidelines for the Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic Specimens World Health Organization (1997) - [Adobe Acrobat format] - procedures that will have clear applicability to planetary protection as sample transport requirements and precautions are established.

Primary Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and Use of Biological Safety Cabinets - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NIH, September 1995. Describes the requirements for the laboratory hardware required to handle deadly diseases and dangerous materials - techniques that will have clear applicability to planetary protection preparations.

The 1, 2, 3's of Biosafety Levels - Written by Jonathan Y. Richmond, Ph.D. Director, Office of Health and Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A description of the various levels of biosafety used to determine biohazards and implement safe handling procedures - procedures that will certainly be consulted in the preparation of planetary protection procedures.

The End of Quarantine - A Description of the termination of quarantine after the conclusion of the Apollo 14 mission and the determination that lunar materials presented no health risk to humans or the environment. From "Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration: NASA SP-4214"