LCS Laboratory offers unique sampling manuals for the equipment and sampling kits that we offer to our clients. The manuals are developed for particular applications and are not a substitute for formal training. LCS Laboratory cannot be responsible if you misinterpreted our instructions. If you are not clear on how to use an instrument please visit our “instrument manuals” page and contact us for clarification.
Sampling manuals are offered in following categories:
Asbestos fibres clearance test
- Fibres by NIOSH 7400 for Asbestos Clearance: Asbestos High Volume Sampling
Industrial Sampling. Occupational Exposure Assessment
- Inhalable Particulates: Sampling on IOM by MDHS 14/4
- Isocyanates MDI, HDI, TDI, IPDI: Volatile Isocyanates by OSHA 42 and 47 Procedures.
- Mercury in air: Mercury Sampling on Adsorbent Tubes
- Mold spores on Air-O-Cell cassettes by ASTM D7391: Mold Air Sampling on Air-O-Cell Cassettes
- Respirable particulates by NIOSH 0600 procedure: Respirable Particulates in Air. Sampling Procedure.
- Total particulates by NIOSH 0500 procedure: Total Dust/Particulates in Air. Sampling Procedure
- Vapours on Adsorbent Tubes
Residential Sampling. The procedures below are designed for residential exposure assessment.
- Asbestos and other fibres: Operation Manual, Asbestos High Volume Sampling
- Formaldehyde in air: Formaldehyde Air Sampling with Diffusive Samplers.
- Lead in air: Lead Sampling Using High Flow Pump
- Mercury in air: Mercury Sampling on Adsorbent Tubes
- Mold spores in air: Mold Air Sampling on Air-O-Cell Cassettes
Surface Sampling.
- Mold spores on surface: “Tape lift” sampling procedure
- Wipe sampling from non-porous surfaces
- Micro vacuuming of loose dust
- Liquid extraction from surfaces. This is a laboratory technique
Calibration Procedures
- 3-Port cyclone: Calibration procedure