What is Fume hood?
{{Infobox laboratory equipment |name = Fume hood |image = Fume hood.jpg |alt = <!-- See Wikipedia:Alternative text for images --> |caption = A common modern fume hood. |acronym = |other_names = Hood<br/>Fume cupboard<br/>Fume closet |uses = Fume removal<br/>Blast/flame shield |inventor = |manufacturer = |model = |related = [[Laminar flow cabinet]] }} A '''fume hood''' or '''fume cupboard''' is a large piece of [[scientific]] equipment common to [[chemistry]] laboratories. Fume hoods stop a person coming into contact with hazardous fumes. They contain an air pump that sucks fumes away from the person using them. Fume hoods have a large glass window that is opened when a [[scientist]] needs to get inside. The window protects the scientist from splashes of [[chemical]]s or [[explosion]]s that could harm them. Most [[chemical reaction]]s are done inside a fume hood. ==Other websites== *[http://www.louisville.edu/admin/dehs/lsfume.htm University of Louisville's Chemical Hood User's Guide] *[http://internal.bath.ac.uk/bio-sci/bbsafe/rafum3_2.htm Information from the University of Bath in the UK] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210144841/http://internal.bath.ac.uk/bio-sci/bbsafe/rafum3_2.htm |date=2005-12-10 }} {{LaboratoryEquipment}} [[Category:Laboratory equipment]]