Methamphetamine Lab Inspections & Remediation

The methamphetamine (meth) lab problem is growing. Meth labs, used to make the illegal drug methamphetamine, are discovered in houses, apartments, motel rooms, sheds, or even motor vehicles. Of the 1549 meth labs seized in Indiana in 2004, 32 percent were located in southwestern Indiana, along the southern Illinois border and the number of meth labs seized by law enforcement agencies increases each year. In some parts of the state, nearly 40 percent of the children in the CHINS (Children in Need of Services) system were removed from meth houses. SOURCE: Meth Free Indiana Coalition Website (Retrieved July 1, 2009 from http://www.in.gov/cji/methfreeindiana/enforce.html)

As the problem grows, and agencies seek to restrict the products needed to make methamphetamine, the methods and the locations of its production are changing. This adds to the difficulty health and environmental agencies face in assessing meth related health risks.
For the land lord or property owner the liability is enormous. If the property owner or their agent doesn’t take proper steps to clean an apartment and a child gets sick the parent can sue. The cost of resolving a law suit could be far greater than the remediation costs.

Midwest Envirospect LLC technicians are experts in removing contamination caused by illegal drug production. Our team is trained, certified and experienced in hazardous material and contaminant remediation. Midwest Envirospect is on-call to quickly and safely respond to your sampling and decontamination needs.

Our Services include:

• Physical on-site inspection and documentation
• Law enforcement records research (identifying the type of production)
• Development of sampling strategy and remediation plan
• Quality control of sample collection and chain of custody
• Sample analysis by a certified laboratory
• Work plan implementation with approval of appropriate environmental health agencies
• Complete process documentation and photographic record
• Decontamination of residue to levels below established clean up standards
• Decontamination program structured to meet specific regulatory agency requirements
• Post decontamination verification sampling
• Legally defensible closure report

How can you find out if a property has been used to make meth?

Currently, there is no comprehensive method for tracking or listing homes that were used as meth labs. MDOH is creating a list of reported addresses. Your local health department can verify if the property in on that list. You should call your local law enforcement agency to confirm that a seizure of chemicals took place on the property, and to obtain the name of any hazardous materials contractor who may have removed materials. The contractor should have information on what chemicals were present on the property. Additional information may be obtained from your county health department, fire department, or the owner of the property