The air sampler pump draws in air and deposits microscopic airborne particles on a culture medium. The medium is cultured in a laboratory and the fungal genus and species are determined by visual microscopic observation. Laboratory results also quantify fungal growth by way of a spore count for comparison among samples. The pump operation time is recorded and when multiplied by pump flow rate results in a specific volume of air obtained. Although a small volume of air is actually analyzed, common laboratory reports extrapolate the spore count data to estimate spores that would be present in a cubic meter of air.
The air sampler pump draws in air and deposits microscopic airborne particles on a culture medium The medium is cultured in a laboratory and the fungal genus and species are determined by visual microscopic observa.tion Laboratory results also quantify fungal g.rowth by way of a spore count for comparison among samples. The pump operation time is recorded and when multiplied by pump flow rate results in a specific volume of air obtained. Although a small volume of air is actually analyzed, common laboratory r.eports extrapolate the spore count data to estimate spores that would be present in a cubic meter of air