lab accident
Experiment gone wrong
A lab accident is an unintended incident in a laboratory setting that causes harm, damage, or uncontrolled release of materials.
The term ranges from minor spills to catastrophic events.
In recent discourse, lab accident often appears in debates about the origins of diseases—particularly the theory that COVID-19 emerged from a research facility rather than natural transmission: The lab accident hypothesis remains controversial.
- spillAccidental liquid release
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- biohazardDangerous living organism risk
- exposureState of being unprotected
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
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