Cleanroom Classifications for Microorganisms
Microbial Classifications for Cleanroom Compressed Air Usage
Trace Analytics, LLC specializes in the analysis of thousands of compressed air & gas samples each year. Many of our customers have established their own criteria by monitoring the performance of the system over a given time period, reviewing literature/specifications, evaluating equipment parameters, and determining company objectives. Whether you are establishing a management plan or testing to comply with a given specification, our knowledgeable staff will be glad to assist you.
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Selected Microbial / Cleanroom Compressed Air Classifications are shown below. If the specification you need is not shown, please Contact Us. We have many more air & gas specifications in our database. If you need a custom specification, Contact Us with your requirements.
| CLEANROOM CLASSIFICATIONS A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAN AREA CLASSIFICATION (0.5 ΜM PARTICLES/FT3) |
ISO DESIGNATION B | ≥0.5 ΜM PARTICLES/M3 | MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVE AIR ACTION LEVELS C (CFU/M3) |
MICROBIOLOGICAL SETTLING PLATES ACTION LEVELSC,D (DIAM 90MM; CFU/4 HOURS) |
| 100 | 5 | 3,520 | 1 e | 1 e |
| 1,000 | 6 | 35,200 | 7 | 3 |
| 10,000 | 7 | 352,000 | 10 | 5 |
| 100,000 | 8 | 3,520,000 | 100 | 50 |
| All classifications based on data measured in the vicinity of exposed materials/articles during periods of activity. ISO 14644-1 designations provide uniform particle concentration values for cleanrooms in multiple industries. An ISO 5 particle concentration is equal to Class 100 and approximately equals EU Grade A. Values represent recommended levels of environmental quality. You may find it appropriate to establish alternate microbiological action levels due to the nature of the operation or method of analysis. The additional use of settling plates is optional. Samples from Class 100 (ISO 5) environments should normally yield no microbiological contaminants. |
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| RECOMMENDED LIMITS FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION A | ||||
| GRADE | AIR SAMPLE CFU/M3 | SETTLE PLATES (DIAMETER 90MM) CFU/4 HOURS B |
CONTACT PLATES (DIAMETER 55MM) CFU/PLATE |
GLOVE PRINT 5 FINGERS CFU/GLOVE |
| A | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 |
| B | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| C | 100 | 50 | 25 | - |
| D | 200 | 100 | 50 | - |
| These are average values. Individual settle plates may be exposed for less than 4 hours. |
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| Air & Gas Specifications referenced above may be viewed and/or purchased from: ANSI - American National Standards Institute |
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