The American company BRECHTEL manufactures the particle Into Liquid Sampler (PILS). The next generation PILS Systems offer a field proven design for rapid observations of PM1 and PM2.5 water soluble aerosol chemical composition. The PILS collects liquid samples that may be analyzed for multiple water soluble inorganic or organic species as well as total water soluble organic carbon.

·Quantitative sampling efficiency and field tested ·Fully automated local or remote operation ·Rapid water soluble composition data ·Variable sample time resolution from 30 seconds-12 hours ·Off-line analysis capability for using vial collection or integrate PILS directly to user’s Ion Chromatography system ·Remote controlled sampling cycle via external host computer ·Multiple off-line analytical techniques may be applied to a single vial liquid sample ·Up to 19 days of continuous unattended operation supported ·Suitable for aircraft or ground sampling ·80 vial carousel offers numerous rapid sample collections with 20 second to 2 hour time resolution in 1 or 2 ml vial size options ·38 vial carousel with 10,12 or 20 ml vials enables sampling times between 5 minutes and 12 hours