How to perform Real World Evidence Air Monitoring

1. Establish Containment Targets

Target Containment Level ("TCL")

Level of containment provided by containment equipment/system:

  • Based on OEL
  • Driven by in-house, toxicology, Quality Agreement or engineering specifications

2. Determine the Means to Simulate the Operation

  • In-use process train” incorporating all critical steps in the process
  • Multiple operators is preferred
  • Perform multiple runs
  • Containment must be performed in a test facility with low relative background contamination relative to the desired levels of detection <10% of target containment level
  • All room, materials, and equipment must be cleaned prior to testing
  • Environmental conditions:
    • Temperature range: 20 ºC +/- 5 ºC
    • Relative Humidity ("RH"): 50 % +/- 10 %
    • Positive room pressure: + 10 Pa (minimum) relative to the adjacent space
    • Air change rate: 3-5/hour

Only necessary, authorized personnel are permitted in the test facility.

Gowning and PPE must be used to minimize contamination.

Personnel must be trained

3. Selection of Surrogate Material

  • Physical properties (flow characteristics, particle size, dustiness)
  • Safety – Health and physical hazard * Quality Issues (API vs. non-API)
  • Cost
  • Ease of procurement
  • LOD (The smallest amount of a material that the laboratory can detect using an analytical method)
  • Flowability (bulk powder movement), Compactability and adhesion (tableting), Solubility (emulsion vs. solution)

4. Selection of Sampling Methods

Air Sampling

The type of filter needed to collect air samples for a given contaminant is dictated by the laboratory’s sampling and analytical method:

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
  • Glass Fiber Filter (GFF)
  • Quartz Fiber Filter (QFF)
  • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
  • Mixed Cellulose Ester (MCE)

Minimum Air Volume (MAV)

>> MAV Formula equation <<

 

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