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Sampling and Shipping 12

• Why do Legionella samples need to be shipped overnight? Why is the hold time up to 2 days? ‎
• What should a client do if they can’t get to a FedEx or shipping location the same day as collection?
• What is the shelf life of the sampling bottle and can clients use their own bottles to sample?
• What are the holding times for the tests SPL offers?
• When should swabs be used?

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Testing and Reporting 8

• What method is used for Legionella culture?
• What is our typical limit of detection for Legionella?
• With regard to your APB-BART kits, can you list the major APB genera that you can assure the kit will detect (i.e. reference strains)?
• Why do I not always receive a preliminary report?
• What do pending results mean?

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