Notes on Aerosol Handling

• All equipment that comes in contact with a sample should be clean. To clean apparatus
  1. Wash in a mild detergent solution
  2. Rinse with deionised water
  3. Clean heavily contaminated items by placing them in the ultrasonic bath containing deionised water
  4. Allow to air dry
• Samples should never be handled directly but using tweezers or spatula. Always use clean tweezers or spatula for each sample.
• To avoid indirect contamination use disposable nitrile gloves when handling items that will come into contact with samples.
• Decanting material from one vessel to another should be done in the fume cupboard over a cleaned tray (in case of spillage). Eye protection and gloves should be worn when samples are transferred.
• Some other tips: Mettler Toledo laboratory skills pamphlet.