Locate specific information by State: Methamphetamine Lab Cleanup Regulations
No Standard
None
Contractor and Property Owners
Property Owner
Clan Lab
"fit-for-use" standard based on sampling
None
Contractors and property owners with prior OSHA-approved HAZMAT training
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
A registered firm
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
Contractors (not certified by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab
1.5 mg/100cm2
None
Contractors
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.5 ug/100 cm2
None
Contractors or Industrial Hygienists (not contracted or regulated by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab; John Martyny has evidence of sufficient contamination from smoking methamphetamine
0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
Property Owners; Contractors (trained and equipped to conduct clenaup); Certified Industrial Hygienists with oversight of local health and building inspection authorities
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No standard regulations for secondary cleanup
None
Licensed Contractor (licensed by health dept); Property Owner
No Standard
Clan Lab
No standard; Property Owners have no legal responsibility to conduct additional cleanup
None
Contractors (CDL certified); Property Owners
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
An environmental consultant should be hired
HEER Office notifies property owner and initiates the cleanup process, however sole responsibility of property owner; Qualified Environmental Professional
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
Clearance sampling must be done by an Industrial Hygienist
Contractors; Property Owners
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No standard, just a practical approach based on cleanup and disposal
Does not recommend routine sampling
Contractors; Property Owners
Property Owner; also legally responsible if persons get sick after entering a contaminated building
Clan Lab
1.5 mg/100cm2
None
Contractors
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No standard; no tracking method or general listing of homes that were used as clan labs
None
Environmental companies trained in hazardous substance removal and cleanup; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
Environmental Companies; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2, unless the cabinet promulgates and administrative regulation providing for a different standard
None
Contractors certified by the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet (EPPC)
Meth Producers are civilly liable for cleanup costs; Property Owners
Clan Lab
No Standard; No Disclosure Laws
None
No CDL regulations; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
Contractor and Property Owners
"Lab Cleanup is beyond the financial capabilities of Maine cities and towns"
Clan Lab
No standard; local health districts have no legal mandate to address meth labs
If meth lab is found, local law enforcements may secure the scene, but then the DEA is contacted for any further action.
Private Contractor (hired by DEA)
Property Owner or DEA depending on what's being cleaned.
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
Kalamazoo, MI and other cities have regulations. 1.5 mg/100cm2
None
Contractors (not licensed or regulated by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab
Relies on a remediation standard rather than achievement of a number that is not science-based
No residual risk (get rid of everything), minimum residual risk, acceptable residual risk
Contractors (not licensed or regulated by the DOH)
Property Owner; meth "cooks" can pay restitution; Revolving Cleanup Loan Fund (lent to counties and cities)
Clan Lab
No Standard; No Disclosure Laws
None
No Standard
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
Environmental companies trained in hazardous substance removal and cleanup; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100cm2; standard can be changed by the Department of Environmental Quality
None
Certified Contractors
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
Certified Contractors
Property Owner
No Standard
No Standard; State Disclosure Laws in place
None
No Standard
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
1 ug/ft2
Department advises that the firm doing the preliminary evaluation be different than the one doing the cleanup
A remediation firm
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
Responsible Party; Property Owner; Decon Specialist
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No standard; if buying a house, a property owner has to disclose if the house was used as a meth lab
None
No standard
No standard
No standard
No standard; local health districts have no legal mandate to address meth labs
None
Contractors (not licensed or regulated by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No standard; if buying a house, a property owner has to disclose if the house was used as a meth lab, if just renting a property, owner does not have to disclose
None
Contractors; Property Owners
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.5 ug/ft2
None
Licensed Contractor; Property Owner; Property Owner's Agent
Property Owners; City or county fund; Department of Environmental Quality assists when the environment has been contaminated
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
Companies hired by the DEA focus on "gross decon"
No Standard
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
Contractors (not certified by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab
0.1 ug/100 cm2
Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) certified CML Hygienist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist must be contacted to test and certifiy that it is "Safe for Human Use" in order to have it released from quarantine
CML Cleanup Contractors and Hygienists
Property Owner or Lien Holder; Some insurance policies may cover cost associated with a cleanup, but most do not
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
None
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
No Standard
None
Someone with specialized training
Property Owner; State and Local Police Budgets; Land Owners
Clan Lab
No Standard
DEA's regulated cleanup contractor will be contacted to make arrangements for removal of gross contaminants
Only Certified Clandestine Lab Respnse Personnel for initial response; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
<0.1 ug/100 cm2
None
Contractors (certified by the DOH)
Property Owner
Clan Lab
1.5 mg/100cm2
None
Contractors
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No standard; based on a visual/sensory assessment and how well the cleanup guidelines were followed
Sampling not needed; if environment is contaminated, then notify the right agency
Contractors; Property Owners
Property Owner
Clan Lab
No Standard
None
Environmental companies trained in hazardous substance removal and cleanup; Property Owner
Property Owner
Clan Lab
