Effect of sunlight on bacterial survival in transparent air samplers.
Two types of commercially available microbiological air samplers (model STA-203, New Brunswick Scientific and All-Glass Impingers, Millipore) were used outdoors at an activated sludge treatment plant. The recovery of viable particles with both instruments was increased three- to eight-fold by shielding the trapping medium from the sun during the sampling process.
D000391:Air Microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012722:Sewage; D013472:Sunlight; D014871:Water Microbiology
D012722:Sewage