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title: "Grab Sampling 101: Reducing Plant Costs"
description: Grab sampling is one of the most common and cost-effective sampling techniques for collecting a chemical sample. Also known as closed loop system sampling, it is the collection of a fluid or gas sample in a pipeline, tank or other industrial system with the intent of transporting the sample to a laboratory for analysis.
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# [Grab Sampling 101: Reducing Plant Costs](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/grab-sampling-101-reducing-plant-costs)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 6/20/19 4:00 PM

Grab sampling is one of the most common and** cost-effective sampling techniques for collecting a chemical sample**. Also known as closed loop system sampling, it is the collection of a fluid or gas sample in a pipeline, tank or other industrial system with the intent of transporting the sample to a laboratory for analysis.

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