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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.
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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 (from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade).
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.
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
This page collects resources, questions, requests related to air sampling.
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.
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. 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 (from the Louisiana Bucket Brigade).
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.
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
This page collects resources, questions, requests related to air sampling.
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. 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.
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.
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