Carpet Sampling Cartridge

Small pieces of carpet drywall or other porous material may be collected and sent to the lab for spore identification.

Carpet sampling cartridge.

Comparing different carpet treatments for egdn recoveries from carpet sampling using an ethyl acetate wetted xad 7 cartridge. The z5 sampling cassette is a cost effective first line mold screening tool that efficiently and reliably collects mold. This article describes how to collect mold allergen or other particle or mold test samples from carpets furniture drapes or other soft surfaces to aid in the diagnosis of the cause of interior wall ceiling flooring or carpeting stains and explains how to recognize their probable cause and source including soot stains. Tape lifts swabs carpet and bulk samples are reported semi quantitatively.

Much higher egdn recoveries were obtained when sampling from carpet immediately after spiking when residual solvent would still have been present on the carpet. The sampling is done using the air pump and a carpet sampling cartridge to vacuum as small area of the carpet. A carpeting sampling can also reveal undetected mold growth that may have been covered over or cleaned up. Preloaded air sampling filter cassettes are a convenient way to collect air quality samples using a personal or area pump.

These specially designed cassettes have an inlet port angled at 45 degrees and come preloaded with 45µ mce filters. Choose an area that is not heavily walked upon an area with little traffic. They test for a variety of common contaminants and are available in multiple diameters and configurations for use with numerous types of attachments required for some applications. A household vacuum machine and a carpet sampling cartridge are used to vacuum a small area of the carpet.

Preloaded air sampling filter cassettes. Do not sample under furniture.