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Safety Cabinet Comparison

Fume Hood

  • Personnel Protection Only

  • Discharges chemical vapor outside the building (ducted) or absorb with carbon filter (ductless)

Ductless

Ducted

ESCO Fume Hood
Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC)

  • Class II has Personnel and Product Protection

  • Discharges to outside or can be filtered and returned to lab

Class II A2

ESCO BSC
Laminar Flow Cabinet

  • Product Protection Only

  • Air from lab is drawn through filter and blown across the work surface

  • Two types - Horizontal Air Flow and Vertical Air Flow

Horizontal

Vertical

ESCO Laminar Flow Hood
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