Evaluation of sampling alternatives for bioaerosols. Phase II: viable microorganism sampling efficiency.

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• Personal Author:
  Davis GN ; Jensen PA ; Todd WF
• Description:
  A study was undertaken of the relative sampling efficiencies of eight bioaerosol samples. Each was individually challenged with a bioaerosol, created with a Collision nebulizer, of either Bacillus- subtilis or Escherichia-coli. The samplers were evaluated under controlled conditions in a horizontal bioaerosol chamber. During each run simultaneous samples were collected with a reference Ace Glass All Glass Impinger-30 (AGI-30) to verify the concentration of microorganisms in the chamber from run to run and day to day. The results indicated a wide variation in sample collection efficiency for free bacteria. The collection efficiency of the evaluated AGI- 30 relative to the reference AGI-30 was 100%. The Andersen Six Stage Viable Particle Sizing Sampler (6-STG) over sampled the reference AGI-30 by about 7%. However, the Andersen Two Stage samplers undersampled the reference AGI-30 by 8%, 11%, and 32%, respectively. The relative collection efficiencies of the Gelman 47mm Membrane Filter, PBI Surface Air System and Biotest Reuter Centrifugal Sampler were less than 1% for E-coli. The low relative efficiency of the Membrane Filter with E-coli was probably due to desiccation of the organism. The Surface Air System and the Reuter Centrifugal Sampler were not efficient collectors of small particles. The relative efficiency of the Membrane Filter with B- subtilis was similar to that of the reference AGI-30. For aerosols of free bacteria, the Andersen Six Stage impactor, the Ace Glass AGI- 30, and the Andersen One Stage impactor gave comparable results.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Aerosols Dust Lung Metals Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Aerosol-sampling Air-quality-monitoring Air-samplers Air-sampling-equipment Field-Study Interagency-Agreement-90-20 Microorganisms NIOSH-Author Sampling-equipment
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Interagency Agreement
• Genre:
  Interagency Agreement
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-125
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00203278
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IA 90-20, 1991 Oct; :1-125
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Engineering Control Technology Branch, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio, NIOSH Interagency Agreement No. 90-20, EPA Interagency Agreement No. DW75932393-01-2, 125 pages, 108 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180743/cdc_180743_DS1.pdf
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