Button Sampler Inhalable Sampler with Protective Shield

Button Aerosol Sampler with protective shield, for abrasive blasting applications

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The patented* reusable SKC Button Aerosol Sampler is a filter sampler with a porous curved-surface inlet designed to improve the collection characteristics of inhalable dust (<100-µm aerodynamic diameter), including bioaerosols for viable or non-viable analysis. The curved, multi-orificed inlet, made of conductive stainless steel, reduces electrostatic effects and reduces sensitivity to wind direction and velocity. The proximity of the filter to the inlet minimizes transmission losses and provides equal distribution of particle loading and low intersample variation. The Button Sampler closely follows the ACGIH/ISO sampling criteria for inhalable particulate mass at 4 L/min. A convenient conductive plastic transport case is available for shipping the filters to a laboratory for analysis.

* U.S. Patent Nos. 5,954,845 and 5,958,111

For more information on the Button Sampler, contact your local Air-Met office.

Features

4 L/min flow rate enhances sensitivity
Closely follows the ACGIH/ISO sampling criteria for inhalable particulate mass at 4 L/min
Low sensitivity to wind direction and velocity
Stainless steel construction reduces electrostatic effects
Small and lightweight for personal sampling
Inlet design reduces oversampling of very large particles
Can collect bioaerosols for viable or non-viable analysis
Kit available for sampling heavy metals during abrasive blasting
Autoclavable
Ideal for personal and area sampling

Specifications

Flow Rate	4 L/min*
Sampling Inlet	Conductive stainless steel
Body	Aluminum
Support Screen	Stainless steel
Clip	Stainless steel and nylon
O-rings	PTFE (inlet) and BUNA-N (body)
Filter	25 mm**
Inhalable Dust	Gravimetric (GR)
Fungal Spores	Epifluorescence microscopy, immunoassay, or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Metals	X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Tubing	1/4-inch ID