Environmental Monitoring . Overview

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Molecular Diagnostics supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Give an overview of environmental monitoring used to detect molecular contamination risk in the laboratory.

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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Section: Learning Objectives

Each objective is an everyday molecular laboratory quality skill, not a full accreditation curriculum.

  • Describe environmental monitoring as a practical check for molecular contamination risk on surfaces and work areas
  • State that environmental monitoring complements, and does not replace, run controls and zone discipline
  • Respond to positive environmental findings with hold/investigate/clean actions per institutional SOP