Andersen Cascade Impactor
6 Stage Viable
1st Stage d50 = 7 μm
2nd Stage d50 = 4.7 μm
3rd Stage d50 = 3.3 μm
4th Stage d50 = 2.1 μm
5th Stage d50 = 1.1 μm
6th Stage d50 = 0.65 μm
Produced with AISI 316
Made in Italy
Compliant:
EN 14683
ASTM F2101
Andersen Cascade Impactor 6 Stage Viable
Aerodynamic Particle Sizing
The design concept of the Multistage Viable Impactor evolves from the following information:
The human respiratory system tract is an aerodynamic classifying system for airborne particles. A sampling device can be used as a substitute for the respiratory tract as a collector of viable airborne particles, and as such, it should reproduce to a reasonable degree the lung penetration by these particles.
Viable particle samplers must satisfy the following criteria:
- Particles must be separated from the air and “physically” captured onto a suitable impaction surface (particle collection efficiency);
- For viable bioaerosols, the viability is critical and shall be maintained during sampling to be representative of actual levels of exposure to the pathogen (biological collection efficiency).
The 6 Stage Multistage Viable Impactor with 400 small round jets per stage meets all the criteria for the efficient collection of airborne viable particles.
Bioaerosol
The study of the microbial content of the air has become increasingly more significant in the past decade as the needs for “contamination free” environments have become more apparent.
Biological aerosols have been defined as biological contaminants occurring as solid or liquid particles in the air. These particles can vary in size from viruses less than 0.1 micron in diameter to fungal spores 100, or more microns in diameter. They may occur as single, unattached organisms or as aggregates.
The 6 stage Viable Multistage Impactor is a multi-orifice, cascade impactor which has been widely used as a standard to measure the concentration and particle size distribution of culturable bacteria and fungi in ambient air as well as other bioaerosols, like viruses.
Main Features
Andersen Cascade Impactor Configurations:
Impactor 1 Stage
Impactor 1 Single Stage
Working rate: 28,3 L/min
Particle size: 0.65 µm
Material: AISI
Particles are collected directly in the Petri (ø 90 mm) filled with the most appropriate culture medium.
Impactor 2 Stages
Impactor 2 Stages
Working rate: 28,3 L/min
Particle size:
1 stage: 8 µm and above
2 stage: 0,8 to 8 µm (by request)
Material: AISI
Andersen Cascade Impactor 2 stages is used when size distribution is not required and only respirable and non-respirable segregation/fractions and total counts are needed.
The Two Stage Viable Impactor consists of two sampling stages. When air is drawn through the sampler, multiple jets of air direct any airborne particles on to the surface of the collection plate.
Products Codes
| Products | Codes |
|---|---|
| Andersen Cascade Impactor 6 Stages (viable) | AC99-120-0002SP |
| Andersen Cascade Impactor 2 Stages (viable) | AC99-120-0100SP |
| Andersen Cascade Impactor 1 Single Stage | AC99-120-0008SP |
| Bravo X Bio (Sampler with Automatic Flow) | AA99-000-0740SP |
| Bravo R Basic (Manual Sampler) | AA99-000-0040SP |
| Carrying Case for ACI 6 Stages Viable | AC99-120-0082SP |
| CF qty 18 Pyrex® glass Petri Dishes ø 90 mm | AC99-120-0006SP |
| CF qty 720 Plastic Petri Dishes ø 90 mm | AC99-120-0007SP |
| Gasket Kit for Multistage Impactor | AC99-999-0026SP |
| Tripod for Multistage Impactor 6 stages | AC99-120-0060SP |
TCR Tecora has developed a complete BFE Test Kit in accordance with EN 14683, ASTM F2100, ASTM F2101 and EN ISO 9237.
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