Air Quality Test Kits

Most people are not aware of the serious problems lurking in their air. They assume if the dust levels are low or they vacuum often that their air is clean. The truth is that most homes today have extremely poor indoor air quality. Not because of dust, but because mold, bacteria, yeast, VOCs, viruses and more build up in our tightly sealed homes. Test your air for mold, bacteria and yeast today. When you see the results we will help you choose the right air purifier.

includes

two petri dishes
two bottles of Easygel
color brochure on air quality
detailed instructions

This test kit will give you a good idea of general air quality in your home or allow you to conduct a before and after test.

After exposing the test kit to air for 1 hour you place it in a room temperature and low light space for 3 days or more. A dresser works good. After 3 days view the test to see how much bacteria, mold, yeast, fungus etc. has grown.

IAQ Lab Experiment

Now we are ready to have some fun. Ever wondered
if the air was worse in a bathroom or a kitchen? What about in
a library or in a locker room? Here is your chance to find out.
Follow the instructions below to conduct this lab.

Objectives:

1. To understand the necessity to control indoor air
pollution in homes and commercial buildings.

2. To learn how to properly conduct an IAQ test.

3. Compare the air quality in various locations of your
home or building.

4. Compare the air quality in a room treated with an Air
Oasis air purifier to a room with no air treatment.

Procedure:

1. Choose one room to place an Air Oasis air purifier
and one room to remain untreated.

2. Run the air purifier on high for one week.

3. After one week of continuous use follow the steps
below to test both the room treated by the Air Oasis
unit and the non-treated room.

Safety Notes:
	1. To avoid electrical shock or death, never operate the Air Oasis electronic air purifier near water. The air purifier must be placed on a dry surface.
	2. Once you complete the testing process dispose of used Petri dishes properly.
Materials needed: 2 Petri dishes (supplied with lab) 2 bottles of Easy Gel agar (supplied with lab) tape permanent marker Air Oasis air purifier
Evaluation
1. In what area or room did you place the air purifier?
2. What room did you leave untreated for testing?
3. Which room do you think had higher contamination levels before using the air purifier?
4. After you finished the testing, which room appeared to have higher contamination levels? (Note: more growth on the Petri dish relates to higher contamination.)
5. Which room was more polluted with mold? (Mold will appear fuzzy.)
6. Which room was more polluted with bacteria? (Bacteria will appear red or pink.)
7. Were results as you expected?
8. If not, why? What may have caused these results?

a) Pour the bottle of Easy Gel into the
pretreated Petri dish.
Be careful not to contaminate your test by:
• touching the inside of the Easy Gel bottle
• touching the inside of the Petri dish base or lid
• sneezing or coughing over the test

b) Gently rock the Petri dish back and forth to
ensure even distribution of the Easy Gel.

c) Place the opened Petri dish on a counter
top, or other area, where it can remain
undisturbed, for one hour.

d) Write the location tested on the outside of
the Petri dish lid and lay the lid facing down
to avoid contamination.

e) After one hour place the lid on the Petri dish
and wrap tape around the edges of the Petri
dish to seal the dish from contamination.

f) Place the Petri dishes in a dark warm place
for four to five days to incubate.

4. After the incubation period view and compare the two
Petri dishes. Record your results on the Evaluation
page.

5. Properly dispose of used Petri dishes.

Tip: Use an incubator to decrease growth time.
Using an incubator you will see results in 24 to
36 hours.