Protections at Fort Detrick Biodefense Lab Found Appropriate

March 4, 2010 -- Despite problems in an environmental impact statement prepared by the U.S. Army for its expansion of biocontainment laboratories at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., there are policies and procedures in place that meet or exceed currently accepted standards and provide appropriate protection to workers and the public, according to a new National Research Council report that was requested by Congress.

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