Table 3.

Number of BI (B.a. and G.s.) that tested positive after placement of SLE and fan

		Positive Biologic Indicators (+/total)
		G. stearothermophilus						B. atrophaeus
		BC	MR	RR	IIC	ICL	Total	BC	MR	RR	IIC	ICL	Total
43-L tote, 2.0 ga	ppm-h
No fan, no SLEb	304 ± 127						2/25						1/25
SLE only	120 ± 35	2	0	0	0	2	4/15	2	0	0	0	1	3/15
SLE + Fanc	18 ± 22	3	3	3	3	3	15/15	3	3	2	3	3	14/15
Total		5/6	3/6	3/6	3/6	5/6	19/30	5/6	3/6	2/6	3/6	4/6	17/30
43 L, 4.0 ga	ppm-h
No Fan, No SLEb	923 ± 173						2/25						0/25
SLE	442 ± 37	1	0	0	0	1	2/15	1	0	0	0	0	1/15
SLE + Fanc	115 ± 73	2	0	0	0	1	3/15	1	0	1	0	0	2/15
Total		3/6	0/6	0/6	0/6	2/6	5/30	3/6	0/6	0/6	0/6	0/6	3/30
75 L, 8.0 ga	ppm-h
SLE	1225 ± 102	0	0	0	0	0	0/15	0	0	0	0	0	0/15
Total		0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/15	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/15

^aTotal product weight (g)

^bBI used but not associated with SLE, data is represented in Table 1

^cSmall battery-powered fan

SLE, small lab equipment; BC, bottom of the calculator; MR, inside mouse restrainer; RR, inside rat restrainer; IIC, inside induction chamber; ICL, outside of induction chamber lid