Passive Bioaerosol Samplers: A Complementary Tool for Bioaerosol Research. A Review.

ABSTRACT: Bioaerosols consist of airborne particles of biological origin. They play an important role in our environment and may cause negative health effects. The presence of biological aerosol is typically determined using active samplers. While passive bioaerosol samplers are used much less frequently in bioaerosol investigations, they offer certain advantages, such as simple design, low cost, and long sampling duration. This review discusses different types of passive bioaerosol samplers, including their collection mechanisms, advantages and disadvantages, applicability in different sampling environments, and available sample elution and analysis methods. Most passive samplers are based on gravitational settling and electrostatic capture mechanism or their combination. We discuss the agar settle

SUBMITTER: Manibusan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648171 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature