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Two cleanroom myths have uncovered a surprising problem, a dirty little secret, so to speak, among contamination control professionals.

One myth is that new cleanroom standards from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO; Geneva) have little influence, and the other is that this industry tends to focus and rely on current information.

Why would contamination control professionals believe the publication of ISO standards is unimportant? If this is your be

I have read with great interest the story in the October issue, "Contamination found outside Class II BSC". Please consider concerns I had with 2 statements made in this paper:

Built to Spec: Existing building expanded and retrofitted into clean space AlliedSignal's substrate technology and interconnects division shifts from printed circuit boards to multi-layer substrates

Good manufacturing practice recognizes that cleaning is critical to the quality of pharmaceutical products.

Air handling: Exhaust control at point of use

Product Comparator: Remain seated

Contaminated blood supplies and donor shortages may be minimized, thanks to dedicated research efforts to yield blood substitutes that some say are cleaner and safer than the real thing.

Decreased air velocity cuts costs

Lighting designer says standards committees are in the dark

Closing the door on contamination

Taiwan quake shakes up US fabs

Cleanroom retrofit projects change hands

Particle emissions from people are not going to go away.

Eleven all-encompassing standards are being prepared for your use. You need to know all about them, for they cover all aspects of a cleanroom, from conception through design and construction to daily use. We have truly become a global cleanroom community.

Life Sciences: Protecting pharmacy personnel