This page collects resources, questions, requests related to air sampling.


### Questions

[questions:air-sampling]

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### Activities

[activities:air-sampling]

###Bucket Sampling: 
"The Bucket is a patented device for capturing a sample of air for laboratory analysis in three minutes" [from Blue Ridge Environmental Defence League](http://www.bredl.org/). The Bucket is an EPA approved grab sampling method for measuring air pollution and is significantly less expensive than the other air grab systems such as the summa canister. 

**What it tests:** The Bucket can measure up to 101 air pollutants including: dichloromethane, hydrogen sulfide, perchloroethylene, vinyl chloride, toluene, and benzene. [Written instructions and information on how to use the bucket can be found here from the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League](http://www.bredl.org/pdf2/The_Bucket_Brigade_100710.pdf) 

**Cost**: The bucket itself cost around $100 each but they are reuseable. The lab sampling costs between $200-$500 each depending on what you want to get tested. The system also needs to be calibrated twice a year which can cost up to $400. 

**Video on how to use the bucket from Hilton Kelley of [Community In Power and Development Association](http://www.cidainc.org)**
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fnO7-oFfF1A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

**Story of West Virginia Chemical Valley Bucket Brigade:** <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6PGWF1Dhx58" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

**More resources and groups who have experience with the Bucket:**
- http://www.pbs.org/pov/fenceline/the-bucket-brigade/
- http://www.labucketbrigade.org/content/bucket