Air Sampling
This page collects resources, questions, requests related to air sampling.
Questions
Activities
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
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| Gas-Calibrated Monitor Explainer | - | - | @sarasage | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| How to search the EPA website for air pollutants by industry | - | - | @kgradow1 | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| How to host a community meeting | - | - | @kgradow1 | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Whole Air Sampling | - | - | @kgradow1 | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
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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. 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
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
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