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. 2014 Apr 16;44(10):1071–1128. doi: 10.1080/10643389.2012.746064

Table 8. Common samplers for airborne microorganisms.

Sampling principle Collection medium Example samplers
Impaction Agar plate Andersen One/Two/Six Stage Impactor (Andersen Instruments Incorporated, Atlanta, GA, USA)
    Casella Slit Sampler (Casella Ltd, Bedford, England)
    Surface Air Systems (Cherwell Laboratories, Bicester, England)
    Burkard air sampler (Burkard Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Rickman Worth, England)
Impingement Liquid medium AGI-30 (Ace Glass, Vineland, USA)
    Multistage May Liquid Impinger (AW Dixon, Beckenham, Kent, England)
Filtration Filter Sartorius MD8 AirPort/AirScan with gelatin or polytetrafluoroethylene filter (Sartorius, Göttingen, Germany)
    Button Personal Inhalable Sampler (SKC, Inc., Pennsylvania, USA)