Hazardous contaminant collection kit and rapid testing

A hazardous contaminant collection device comprising:

• a container;
• a buffer solution configured to lift a hazardous contaminant from a test surface when applied to the test surface;
• an absorbent swab material configured to absorb at least some of the buffer solution and to contact the test surface to collect the hazardous contaminant;
• and
• a handle comprising a base portion and a grip portion, wherein the base portion is coupled to the absorbent swab material, wherein the container is dimensioned to encase the base portion and the grip portion of the handle and the absorbent swab material and the buffer solution within a fluid-tight interior volume, and wherein the interior volume has a first portion shaped to receive the base portion of the handle and a second portion shaped to receive the grip portion of the handle, the container having a nozzle including an orifice having a size and shape selected to control release of less than a total volume of the buffer solution from the interior volume.

A method of testing a test surface for the presence of a hazardous contaminant, the method comprising:

• removing an absorbent swab material coupled to an elongate handle from fluid-tight packaging, the elongate handle comprising a base portion and a grip portion, the absorbent swab material pre-moistened with a first volume of a buffer solution configured to lift the hazardous contaminant from the test surface, wherein the absorbent swab material is impregnated with the first volume of the buffer solution;
• wiping the test surface with the absorbent swab material to collect particles of the hazardous contaminant from the test surface;
• inserting the absorbent swab material into an open end of a fluid-tight container, the fluid-tight container comprising a well containing a second volume of the buffer solution and a cap to seal the well, wherein the fluid-tight container is dimensioned to encase the base portion and the grip portion of the elongate handle and the absorbent swab material and the second volume of the buffer solution within a fluid-tight interior volume, and wherein the fluid-tight interior volume has a first portion shaped to receive the base portion of the elongate handle and a second portion shaped to receive the grip portion of the elongate handle;
• sealing the fluid-tight container with the cap to isolate the first and second volumes of the buffer solution within the fluid-tight container;
• agitating the fluid-tight container to release at least some of the collected particles of the hazardous contaminant into the buffer solution;
• opening a sealable orifice of the cap;
• transferring a third volume of the buffer solution from the fluid-tight container to an assay test strip through the sealable orifice;
• inserting the assay test strip into an assay reader device;
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• based on an output of the assay reader device, identifying that the hazardous contaminant is present on the test surface.