Our general recommendations for sampler selection are outlined below. These considerations may be further impacted by
the details of your site and the stage of development of your
COVID-19 tracking program. For example, at a senior-care residential
campus with multiple large buildings where one or more permanent sampler installations may be justified, the project
might instead start out with several portable samplers for purposes of initial assessment and method development.
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For full-size permanent installations requiring refrigeration, consider the 5800 or the highly
programmable 6712FR.
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For full-size permanent installations where refrigeration is not required, consider the sequential sampling 3700 or the composite sampling 3710.
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Where portability and refrigeration are both essential, select the Glacier for single-bottle composite
sampling. Numerous COVID-19 tracking programs worldwide involving locations upstream of the WWTP are
choosing one or both of these two samplers.
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For sampling inside manholes or other tight spaces, consider the smaller-diameters packages designed for this
purpose, such as our very compact GLS
composite sampler, or the 24-bottle sequential sampling 3700C, or the extensively
programmable 6712C.
For a discussion of additional considerations affecting sampler selection and setup, see the webinar posted on our
YouTube channel entitled “Collecting Samples: Placement,
Setup, and Programming".
Teledyne ISCO Samplers Quick Summary
|
Model
|
Portable
|
Max Bottles
|
Refrigerated
|
Weight
(lbs)
|
Key Features
|
Glacier
|
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
60 |
Easy transport; accurate sample preservation without
reliance on ice or
utility power (25 H x 15 W x 24 L in.)
Details
>
|
| GLS |
Yes |
1 |
No |
24.5
|
Very compact; GLS = Great Little Sampler (26.5 H x 16.5
in.
dia.) Details
>
|
| 3700 |
Yes |
24 |
No |
37 |
Full-featured, portable; sequential or composite sampling
based on time,
flow rate, or storm conditions (25 H x 19 in. dia.) Details
>
|
| 3700C |
Yes |
24 |
No |
25 |
Compact, light weight, fits easily into 18" manholes
(27.75 H
x 17.75 in. dia.) Details >
|
| 3710 |
Yes |
1 |
No |
37 |
Single-bottle composite sampling up to 4 gallons (25 H
x 19
Dia. in. dia.) Details >
|
| 5800 |
No |
24 |
Yes |
195 |
Heavy duty stationary sampling in municipal and industrial
wastewater
applications (52 H x 29 W x 33 D in. dia.) Details
>
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| 6712 |
Yes |
24 |
No |
32 |
Smart sampling triggered by any combination of up to 16
inputs. (27 H
x 20 in. dia.) Details >
|
| 6712C |
Yes |
24 |
No |
31 |
The world's most versatile controller in a package that
fits into
18" and offset manholes (27.6 H x 17.7 in. dia.)
Details >
|
| 6712FR |
No |
24 |
Yes |
160 |
Advanced 6712 sampling in our top-of-the-line "FR"
refrigerator
(49.3 H x 26 W x 26 D in.) Details
>
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The Teledyne ISCO Advantage
Teledyne ISCO is uniquely qualified in the field of wastewater sampling. The world's first automatic
water-sample
collector, ISCO Model 780, was introduced by Instrumentation Specialties Company in 1972, around the
time the Clean
Water Act was enacted by Congress. Founded in 1957, ISCO was acquired by Teledyne Technologies in 2004.
Teledyne ISCO's broad range of reliable and versatile samplers are fully supported by a worldwide
network of
application specialists, each with many decades of experience. Wastewater sampling experts throughout
the network,
including at the factory level, are readily available to new and existing customers to assist in
selecting,
purchasing, installing, and properly operating the sampler(s) best suited to the exact requirements of
your sampling
site(s).
Contact us to help you get
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