The collecting filter can capture and collect various chlorinated organic
compounds in both particulate form and gaseous form contained in a fluid
at the same time, and is easy to extract the collected chlorinated
organic compounds therefrom. This collecting filter 7 is provided with a
fluid-permeable molded body containing fibers and an inorganic binder for
binding the fibers to one another, and a hydrophobic material having
higher hydrophobicity than that of the fibers and the inorganic binder,
which is retained in the molded body. Various chlorinated organic
compounds such as dioxins in both particulate form and gaseous form
contained in the sample gas are captured and collected upon passage
through the collecting filter 7.