Bioaerosols are airborne particles such as bacteria, fungi, pollen, viruses, and their by-products. These particles can be present in many environments including waste management, recycling facilities, composting sites and generally any environment that has excess moisture or is subject to leakages or rising damp.
Bioaerosols can produce airborne pathogens, allergens and endotoxins which can trigger an immune response and can also be infectious.
The process of capturing potentially harmful bacterial spores, mould allergens and other toxic biomaterials is one step of the bioaerosol sampling process; ensuring these samples are viable for accurate testing is just as important.
Applications of Bioaerosol Sampling
Bioaerosols consist of both living and non-living components that can be found within the natural environment. Due to their prevalence, and potential to cause harm, bioaerosol sampling is a common component of indoor air quality investigations. Some of the other applications of bioaerosol sampling include, but are not limited to:
- Infection control
- Biological research
- Microbial risk assessments
- Monitoring within the food and beverage industry
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning monitoring
- Grain processing and transportation
- Occupational hygiene assessments
Proud distributors of SKC Inc - leaders in bioaerosol sampling solutions
Bioaerosols are highly diverse in terms of shape, size, and properties. This diversity can have a large impact on the requirements for the detection and success of the various available sampling methods. Further complicated by the presence of bioaerosols in a range of environments, both indoors and outdoors, the correct equipment for each situation must be accessible when needed. Air-Met Scientific has been proudly partnering with specialists in air sampling, SKC Inc since 1984 to provide a reliable range of bioaerosol sampling solutions.
The available range of SKC bioaerosol sampling equipment includes impactors, filters, spore traps and samplers to meet a variety of requirements - ensuring the effective and efficient sampling of bioaerosol content. Designed with users in mind, the range provides easy to use but highly reliable equipment that aids in the collection of samples in a mixture of indoor/outdoor environments; further enhancing capabilities to capture inhalable dust particles, mould spores, pollen and more. Air-Met Scientific stocks multiple styles of bioaerosol sampling products that ensure users always have access to the most appropriate equipment for their required sampling activities.
Australia-wide technical support
With offices located in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Mackay, Perth and Adelaide, our knowledgeable teams are always on-hand to assist you with all your bioaerosol sampling and monitoring needs.
Contact your local Air-Met Scientific office today for more information.
