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VIII. VIABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
Air samples
Surface samples
Personnel sample
1. Air samples:
Passive air • Settle Agar plates left open
samples for a specific period in
specific locations
Active air • Using a pump to collect a
samples specific amount of air.
2. Surface samples:
Surface swab • Using a cotton swabto
collect the microbes from a
surface
• Plates filled with agar to the
Contact plates highest level contacting the
surface of examination
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