Airborne particle monitor

An airborne particle collection system comprising:

• a monitoring device comprising:
• a housing comprising an air-intake slot;
• a motor;
• and
• a collection media comprising:
• an adhesive-coated tape contained within a removable cartridge inserted into the housing, the removable cartridge comprising:
• a particle intake zone, proximate to the air-intake slot, and through which the adhesive-coated tape is exposed to capture airborne particles passing through the air-intake slot;
• and
• an inspection zone at which the airborne particles captured at the particle intake zone are transported for optical imaging, wherein the motor moves the airborne particles captured by the adhesive-coated tape from the particle intake zone to the inspection zone.

An airborne particle collection system comprising:

• a monitoring device comprising:
• a housing having an air-intake slot;
• a camera sensor;
• a motor;
• and
• a cartridge, removably inserted into the monitoring device, and comprising:
• a tape having an adhesive;
• a first side at which the tape is exposed to capture airborne particles passing through the air-intake slot;
• and
• a second side at which the airborne particles captured onto the tape at the first side are transported to by the motor, and imaged by the camera sensor.