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Comparison of AECP 1054 recommendations
 1979 air change rate1989 air change rate
Change rooms4–54–5
Normal clean air corridors51–2
Normal inactive rooms51–2
Controlled areas of low potential hazard52
Controlled areas of high potential hazard105–10
Maintenance areas of primary containment of low-risk process plants5–101–5
Maintenance areas of primary containment of high-risk process plants3010
Primary containments (glove box, cell or cave) 2–30 dependent on process and hazards2–30 dependent on process and hazards