A Two-Stage Cyclone Personal Aerosol Sampler Using Microcentrifuge Tubes for Bioaerosol Collection

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• Personal Author:
  Chen BT ; Lindsley, William G. ; Schmechel D
• Description:
  The two-stage sampler that was developed for this project successfully divides aerosol samples into appropriate size fractions for bioaerosol collection. At 3.5 lpm, the first stage will collect most large fungal spores, bacteria and agglomerates, while the second stage will collect most small fungal spores and bacteria. Very small material such as fungal fragments and viruses will be collected by the back-up filter, which also serves to protect the sampling pump from contamination. At 2 lpm, the sampler would still collect many bacteria and fungal spores, and the higher cut-off diameters may be useful for separating some species or separating individual spores from agglomerates. Current work aims to improve the sharpness of the second stage collection efficiency and the development of immunological and molecular sample processing techniques using experimental fungal aerosols. The general design and techniques given here could also be adapted to design aerosol samplers using larger disposable tubes for longer-term atmospheric and indoor air quality sampling. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Fungi Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Sampling Sampling-equipment Sampling-methods
• ISBN:
  9780978873509
• Publisher:
  American Association for Aerosol Research
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030943
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Seventh International Aerosol Conference, September 10-15, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota. Biswas P, Chen DR, Hering S, eds. Mount Laurel, NJ: American Association for Aerosol Research, 2006 Sep; :801-802
• Contact Point Address:
  Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Editor(s):
  Biswas P; Chen DR; Hering S
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Infectious Diseases
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Seventh International Aerosol Conference, September 10-15, 2006, St. Paul, Minnesota
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:db0b9126688e7685f0101227364a84ced1e0faff58dc5947bf60f8d4d1772823850067ef597a8dfa2b99fe9b6e4683bd0f7900e3a65e641ef6fc70b581e53a14
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191370/cdc_191370_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.86 MB ]