Millipore Technical Publications |
 | TN- TB1000EN00 | |
Monitoring Airborne Microorganisms During Food and Beverage ProcessingComparison of four microbial air samplers | ||
| Lit No: | TB1000EN00 | |
| Year: | 2000 | |
| Air monitoring provides information on the quality of the processing environment during manufacturing and enables the study of microbiological air quality trends. There are two basic methods of air monitoring: passive and active. Passive monitoring, such as the use of settling plates, can only detect microorganisms that fall onto the surface of the medium. Active air sampling systems draw a volume of air from the test area and, therefore, provide a more representative sample. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of a new, active microbial air sampler (M Air T), to a Slit-to-Agar (STA) sampler and two other widely used air samplers. The M Air T System uses the seiveimpaction sampling method. Click the PDF above for the full document. | |
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