Journal
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
Volume 64, Issue 8, Pages 852-865Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa053
Keywords
air sampling; biosafety; contamination; Coriolis; infectious aerosols
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1118552]
- Karolinska Innovations AB
- Karolinska Institutet
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1118552] Funding Source: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Detecting infectious aerosols is central for gauging and countering airborne threats. In this regard, the Coriolis (R) mu cyclonic air sampler is a practical, commercial collector that can be used with various analysis methods to monitor pathogens in air. However, information on how to operate this unit under optimal sampling and biosafety conditions is limited. We investigated Coriolis performance in aerosol dispersal experiments with polystyrene microspheres and Bacillus globigii spores. We report inconsistent sample recovery from the collector cone due to loss of material when sampling continuously for more than 30 min. Introducing a new collector cone every 10 min improved this shortcoming. Moreover, we found that several surfaces on the device become contaminated during sampling. Adapting a high efficiency particulate air-filter system to the Coriolis prevented contamination without altering collection efficiency or tactical deployment. A Coriolis modified with these operative and technical improvements was used to collect aerosols carrying microspheres released inside a Biosafety Level-3 laboratory during simulations of microbiological spills and aerosol dispersals. In summary, we provide operative and technical solutions to the Coriolis that optimize microbiological air sampling and improve biosafety.
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