Decontamination: Additional Resources

Published Papers and Other Reports

• A 24-Hour Study to Investigate Chemical Exposures Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
  National Jewish Medical and Research Center
  August 2005
  John W. Martyny, Nicola Erb, Shawn Arbuckle, Michael VanDyke
• Chemical Exposures Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
  National Jewish Medical and Research Center
  John W. Martyny, Shawn Arbuckle, Charles, McCammon, Eric Esswein, Nicola Erb
• Chemical Concentrations and Contamination Associated with Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
  John Martyny, Shawn Arbuckle, Charles McCammon Jr., Eric Esswein, Nicola Erb, Mike Van Dyke.Journal of Chemical Health and Safety, 2007; 14:4, 40-52
• Support for Selection of a Cleanup Level for Methamphetamine at Clandestine Drug Laboratories. 
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental
  Denver, CO, February 2005, 31pp
• Surface to Skin Transfer of Methamphetamine Using Human Skin
  University of California San Francisco and Cal/EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  Poster Presentation
  X. Hui, CB Salocks, J Sanborn, H Maibach
• Development of a Reference Dose for Methamphetamine
  External Peer Review Draft
  Integrated Risk Assessment Branch
  Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  California Environmental Protection Agency
  December 2007
• Assessment of Children's Exposure to Surface Methamphetamine Residues in Former Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, and Identification of a Risk-Based Cleanup Standard for Surface Methamphetamine Contamination.
  External Peer Review Draft
  Integrated Risk Assessment Branch
  Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
  California Environmental Protection Agency
  December 2007

State Resources

• Find your Local Health Department to find local lists of contaminated properties
• Report a lab for surveillance to Utah Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)

National Resources

• Common Themes Regarding Properties where Controlled Substance Laboratories Are Found
  National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws
  Septebmer 2008
  This document describes 19 themes that are common in all state with laws regarding methamphetamine decontamination
• DEA Registry of Contaminated Properties
  List of all properties in the United States that have been turned into the DEA as contaminated.
• Helping Communities Combat Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories
  Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
  2007
• Meth360: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fighting Meth
  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
  February 2008
  This article highlights the Partnership for a Drug-Free America's (PDFA) Meth360 project, which was created with COPS Office funds in 2006.
• National Drug Control Strategy, 2008
  Office of National Drug Control Policy
  The strategy calls for a balance between reducing the demand and supply for illegal drugs in America, and outlines new programs which have been proven to be effective ways of combating substance abuse.
• OSHA Standards Regarding Methamphetamine
• Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: Utah 
  Rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords
• Utah State Courts:  Landlord-Tenant
  Rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords outlined