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Gloved hands aspirating pink culture medium from a cell culture flask inside a laminar flow hood

buffers and water

Acids bases and the fume hood

Dilute a concentrated acid or base for buffer work inside a fume hood, and keep that chemistry out of the laminar-flow hood shown with culture medium.

8 October 2026 · 9 min read

Scientist in a lab coat working inside a Class II biosafety cabinet, seen from behind

laboratory safety

Biosafety cabinets are not fume hoods

Choose a Class II cabinet, a chemical fume hood, or a laminar clean bench by what each airflow protects. HEPA filtration does not capture vapours.

8 October 2026 · 9 min read

laboratory safety

Fume hoods and volatile chemicals

Sash, face opening, capture, and the test sticker are the working words of a chemical fume hood. Follow the laboratory SOP for the number.

8 October 2026 · 9 min read