Single Stage N6 Viable Andersen Cascade Impactor System with Pump & Case SKU: TE-10-890

The TE-10-890 Single Stage N6 Viable Andersen Cascade Impactor System is a complete bioaerosol sampling solution designed for collecting and analyzing viable pathogens in ambient air, particularly bacteria and fungi. This professional-grade system provides reliable quantification of airborne microorganisms for indoor air quality assessment, occupational hygiene monitoring, and environmental microbiology applications.

Operating Principle

The impactor operates on the principle of inertial impaction, where air enters the sampler and accelerates through 400 precision-drilled jet orifices in the classification stage. Viable particles are inertially impacted directly onto an agar collection plate, while exhaust air is carried through the outlet to the vacuum source. Since bioaerosol particles impact directly onto the growth media, collection plates can be transferred directly to an incubator for microbial analysis.

Key Specifications

• Flow Rate: Exactly 28.3 L/min (1 CFM) required for proper operation
• Particle Size Range: 0.65 to 22µm and above
• Impactor Stage: 400 precision-drilled orifices
• Construction: Aluminum components held together with three spring clamps and sealed with O-ring gaskets
• Collection Method: 41mL of sterile culture media pipetted into 15mm disposable plastic Petri dish

Complete System Includes

• Single Stage N6 Aluminum Impactor with silicone O-ring gaskets
• Continuous-duty vacuum pump capable of maintaining 10 inches of mercury or more
• Silicone connecting tubing
• Heavy-duty, watertight carrying case with custom foam insert
• Calibration certificate

Applications

This system is used for the collection of airborne aerosols containing bacteria or fungi in various environments including:

• Indoor air quality assessment in offices, schools, and residential buildings
• Hospital and cleanroom environmental monitoring
• Occupational exposure assessment in agricultural and industrial settings
• Research applications for bioaerosol characterization
• Pharmaceutical and biotechnology facility monitoring

Operation and Analysis

Petri dishes containing agar medium are placed in the instrument, air samples are drawn through the impactor collecting particulates on the agar medium, then dishes are removed, incubated, and counted by standard microbiological methods. The viable bacterial particulates are incubated, counted or identified, and results can be correlated to potential deposition sites in the human respiratory tract.

Performance testing demonstrates equivalence to the industry-standard Andersen N-6 impactor, ensuring reliable and reproducible results for professional bioaerosol monitoring applications. The system meets NIOSH requirements and ACGIH recommendations for sampling indoor and outdoor mold and bacteria.