Automatic Fire Suppression for Fume Hoods Promotes Laboratory Safety

摘要

Working with volatile chemicals creates numerous challenges and hazards for scientists. The fumes that emanate from many of the substances used in laboratories may be highly flammable, as well as quite dangerous to inhale. To prevent these fumes from accumulating, work is often done in a fume hood, which is designed to draw fresh air from the room into the hood and then out into the ventilation system.