Biological Samplers

Pick the method from the question the lab must answer, then the pump. Viable organisms grown on agar: the Aquaria Microflow α impacts air onto contact plates or Petri dishes at 30 to 120 L/min, for clean rooms, operating rooms and pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic production, and the Buck Bio-Culture pump runs 30 to 120 LPM. Spore traps: the Zefon Bio-Pump IAQ Lite draws 15 LPM for Air-O-Cell cassettes with programmable run times, and the Z-Lite starter kits bundle a 3 to 33 LPM pump with cassettes. The Buck BioSlide (10 to 20 LPM) and BioAire (5 to 20 LPM) pumps cover slide and other bioaerosol methods. Cassettes are under Cassettes.

Biological air sampler FAQ

When is air sampling for mould justified?

Less often than most buyers expect. Health Canada does not recommend routine air testing for mould; sampling is for cases where mould is suspected but the source has not been found, or to compare before and after remediation. See our bioaerosol sampler guide.

Spore trap or culture?

A spore trap such as the Air-O-Cell gives a fast total spore count under the microscope; a culture sampler such as the Microflow α or the Bio-Culture grows only the organisms that are alive. Ask your lab which result the question needs.

Which flow rate?

Follow the sampling medium: Air-O-Cell and Allergenco-D cassettes run at 15 LPM, the Micro5 at 5 LPM, and agar impactors at the flow their method sets (30 to 120 L/min on the Microflow α).