Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Public Health Regulation
2.1. Australia
2.2. New Zealand
2.3. United States
3. Assessing Household Contamination
4. Remediation of Methamphetamine Contamination
5. Social and Ethical Considerations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Acceptable Level of Methamphetamine (µg/100 cm2) | Title | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 0.5 | Clandestine drug laboratory remediation guidelines | [16] |
New Zealand | 1.5 | Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine contaminated properties | [27] |
California | 1.5 | Technical support documents and fact sheets | [28] |
Alaska | 0.1 | Guidance and standards for cleanup of illegal drug manufacturing sites | [29] |
Arkansas | 0.05 | Clandestine laboratory remediation cleanup standards | [30] |
Colorado | 4.0 for limited exposure areas 1.5 for painted over surfaces | Cleanup of clandestine methamphetamine labs guidance document | [31] |
Connecticut | 0.1 | Guidelines for the cleanup of Connecticut methamphetamine labs | [32] |
Hawaii | 0.1 | Requirements for decontamination and cleanup of methamphetamine manufacturing sites | [33] |
Idaho | 0.1 | Guidelines for cleaning up former methamphetamine labs | [34] |
Indiana | 0.5 | Inspection and cleanup of property contaminated with chemicals used in the illegal manufacture of a controlled substance | [35] |
Kansas | 1.5 | Cleaning up former methamphetamine labs | [36] |
Kentucky | 0.1 | Kentucky cleanup guidance for methamphetamine contaminated properties | [37] |
Michigan | 0.5 | Cleanup of clandestine drug laboratory guidance | [38] |
Minnesota | 0.1 for former labs 1.5 for use only | Clandestine drug lab general cleanup guidance | [39] |
Montana | 0.1 | Methamphetamine contamination – Indoor property decontamination standards | [40] |
Nebraska | 0.1 | Methamphetamine cleanup | [41] |
New Hampshire | 0.1 | Guidance for the cleanup of clandestine chemical laboratories | [42] |
New Mexico | 1 | Clandestine drug laboratory remediation | [43] |
North Carolina | 0.1 | Illegal methamphetamine laboratory decontamination and re-occupancy guidelines | [44] |
South Dakota | 0.1 | Guidelines for contamination reduction | [45] |
Tennessee | 0.1 | Standards for testing and cleaning quarantined clandestine drug manufacturing sites | [46] |
Utah | 0.1 | Illegal drug operations decontamination standards | [47] |
Virginia | 1.5 | Guidelines for cleanup of residential property used to manufacture methamphetamine | [48] |
Washington | 1.5 | Guidelines for environmental sampling at illegal drug manufacturing sites | [49] |
Wyoming | 1.5 | Clandestine lab testing and remediation | [50] |
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Kuhn, E.J.; Walker, G.S.; Whiley, H.; Wright, J.; Ross, K.E. Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4676. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234676
Kuhn EJ, Walker GS, Whiley H, Wright J, Ross KE. Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(23):4676. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234676
Chicago/Turabian StyleKuhn, Emma J., G. Stewart Walker, Harriet Whiley, Jackie Wright, and Kirstin E. Ross. 2019. "Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23: 4676. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234676
APA StyleKuhn, E. J., Walker, G. S., Whiley, H., Wright, J., & Ross, K. E. (2019). Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), 4676. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234676