Term: collector
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01151

Definition:
A device for removing and retaining contaminants from air or other gases; a term which is often applied to cleaning devices in exhaust systems. Also used to designate a device for removing and retaining samples from media in different environmental compartments to be investigated. A collector is sometimes used to describe a scavenger.

Related Terms:
1) scavenger (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05495).

Source: PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2181 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

Citation: 'collector' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01151

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