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Microvacuum Cassettes for Surface Sampling
Efficient Collection of Asbestos or Fungal Spores

  • Nozzle for easy sampling on irregular surfaces/carpeting

  • Collect fungal spores in settled dust using a high flow pump
Collect fungal spores or asbestos from carpets and other dusty areas using SKC Microvacuum Cassettes and a high flow pump such as the SKC QuickTake 30. SKC Microvacuum Cassettes are available with an MCE or polycarbonate filter and feature a microvacuum nozzle for sampling of settled dust on surfaces as specified in ASTM D5755 and D5756. 		Carpet Sampling Cassettes in use

Data Interpretation: Fungal Spores on Surfaces

Guidelines for Microvacuum Samples from Carpet

  • Normal/Clean: < 5000 CFU/1000 cm2 or < 50,000 CFU/gram with dominant fungi being outdoor species

  • Borderline: 25,000 CFU/1000 cm2 or 200,000 CFU/gram with dominant fungi being outdoor species

  • Elevated: 75,000 CFU/1000 cm2 or 1,000,000 CFU/gram with dominant fungi being outdoor and indoor species

  • Fungal Infested: > 75,000 CFU/1000 cm2 or > 1,000,000 CFU/gram with dominant fungi being indicator and outdoor species

Source: AIHce 2003 paper #134, Slide 16 www.aiha.org/aihce03/handouts/po119ellringer_files/frame.htm


 
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Dia (mm)
Filter Specifications Cassette Description
Cat. No.
25
 0.45-µm MCE, BestChek, for TEM analysis Carbon-filled polypropylene with cowl and nozzle Micro-vacuum Cassette 223-322
37
 0.45-µm MCE, for TEM analysis Styrene (non-conductive) with nozzle Micro-vacuum Cassette, 225-9543
37
 0.4-µm polycarbonate Styrene (non-conductive)
with nozzle 		Micro-vacuum Carpet Sampling Cassette 225-9542
Carpet Sampling Kit for Asbestos and Fungal Spores includes 10 microvacuum carpet cassettes (Cat. No. 225-9542), 10 x 10-cm disposable templates, Luer adapters, zip bags, and labels
Templates
Reuseable plastic, 10 x 10 cm, ea
Disposable manila paper, 10 x 10 cm, pk/250
Disposable manila paper, 10 x 10 cm, pk/10
Reusable plastic, 1 x 1 foot, HUD, ea
Disposable manila paper, 1 x 1 foot, pk/250
Disposable manila paper,1 x 1 foot, pk/10
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