_This page collects resources, questions, requests related to air sampling, edit the page to add information or resources._ ###Background Air grab sampling is a way to capture air samples for laboratory testing. Most air grab sampling methods involve capturing air pulled into a bag through a vacuum system. The bag can then be sealed and shipped to a lab for testing. Air grab samples can be tested for over 100 different chemicals ([Louisiana Bucket Brigade](http://www.labucketbrigade.org/content/bucket)). ### Questions [questions:air-sampling] **** ### 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](https://publiclab.org/wiki/air-sampling#Summa+Canister) (The [Louisiana Bucket Brigade](http://www.labucketbrigade.org/content/bucket)). **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)** **Story of West Virginia Chemical Valley Bucket Brigade:** **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 ###Summa Canister The Summa Canister is a commercially available sampling system. The [Citizens for a Healthy Community](http://www.chc4you.org/) in Paonia, Colorado have used the summa canister for air grab sampling. Here is a publication they put together on [“How Oil & Gas Impacted Communities Can Test Air Quality On A Small Budget: A step-by-step guidebook based on the North Fork Valley Air Sampling Program” 2016](http://cdn.citizensforahealthycommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CHC_AirSamplingWhitePaper_LowRes-2.pdf)