SELECTION AND USE OF AN ACTIVE MICROBIAL AIR SAMPLER

The fields interested in the microbial test of the air are pharma, cleanroom, food, dairy, agro, beverage, hospital, clinical, bio-safety, space, defence, research, HVAC, microbiological laboratory, environment. Several models of microbial air samplers are worldwide available. Active air samplers have the purpose to collect viable particles onto a microbiological culture medium in a given volume of air for their enumeration. Active air sampling can also be obtained by filtration on the membrane and consequent transfer of the membrane in an agar surface. This paper has the purpose of helping to find the more appropriate instrument and it’s correct us.