Patent ID: 8776622
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A portable sampler for collecting a sample, the portable sampler comprising: a portable housing having an interior portion, wherein the portable housing is configured to removably secure a sample cartridge within the interior portion, the sample cartridge having a self-sealing inlet port and a self-sealing outlet port, the portable housing further configured to open the self-sealing inlet port and the self-sealing outlet port when the sample cartridge is secured therein; a sample inlet in communication with an area outside the housing and configured to establish fluid communication with the sample cartridge when the sample cartridge is secured; a pump configured to draw a sample into the sample cartridge through the sample inlet when the sample cartridge is secured; a processor configured to operate the sampler; an input/output interface; and a detection trigger configured to detect the presence of at least one predetermined chemical, the processor being further configured to take a sample when the detection trigger detects the presence of the at least one predetermined chemical.