What Your Environmental Monitoring Isn't Telling You

Environmental monitoring (EM) plays a vital role in cleanroom management, serving as a key indicator of how effectively contamination control measures are functioning. By tracking microbial and particulate recovery trends, EM provides valuable insights into the cleanliness and stability of controlled environments. However, a consistent pattern of stable EM results can sometimes create a misleading sense of security. This complacency may lead to the oversight of broader, macro-level contamination risks that EM alone is not equipped to detect.

This webinar aims to shed light on several commonly overlooked yet critical issues that can compromise cleanroom integrity. Topics will include the presence of environmental residues, substandard housekeeping practices, and gaps in operator training. While these factors may not be directly measurable through standard EM protocols, they can have a profound impact on the overall contamination profile of a cleanroom.