hey guys,
Does anyone use petri films for environmental monitoring?
Just curious...
when using a sponge swab, how much buffer do you add to the bag with the sponge?
for a 1:10 dilution? 90 grams of buffer
Thanks
Posted 12 July 2019 - 05:09 PM
hey guys,
Does anyone use petri films for environmental monitoring?
Just curious...
when using a sponge swab, how much buffer do you add to the bag with the sponge?
for a 1:10 dilution? 90 grams of buffer
Thanks
Posted 13 July 2019 - 09:43 PM
Hi Jiljilbean,
Used to work for a place that did - but we had several highly micro qualified people on staff.
If you haven't got an existing lab with equipment and folks that really know the stuff I highly recommend using a third party near you. Especially if you have a testing frequency that is weekly or less often.
At another company we were looking to build the capacity in-house but were recommended by someone else who had gone that route that the hassle/cost to do it in-house is not worth it - especially considering that your auditor and more importantly customers are going to look much more favorably on a third party if you do not have a well developed lab.
Good luck!
hey guys,
Does anyone use petri films for environmental monitoring?
Just curious...
when using a sponge swab, how much buffer do you add to the bag with the sponge?
for a 1:10 dilution? 90 grams of buffer
Thanks
- Joshua Heinrichs
Posted 15 July 2019 - 02:29 PM
hey guys,
(1) Does anyone use petri films for environmental monitoring?
Just curious...
(2) when using a sponge swab, how much buffer do you add to the bag with the sponge?
for a 1:10 dilution? 90 grams of buffer
Thanks
(1) Yes, 3M have commercialized this application.
(2) Swab details typically depend on the kit instructions
Kind Regards,
Charles.C
Posted 15 July 2019 - 06:39 PM
We used plates, but only to test air for yeast and mold...................my coworker in crime has a MSc in micro so I do not question what she tells me
Please stop referring to me as Sir/sirs
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