Industry Guidelines
In recognition of the growing role that industrial facilities play in the spectrum of methamphetamine contamination, the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination (NAMC) presents Industrial Guidelines—purpose-built to support industries operating within or near former or active contamination sites.
Australian Voluntary Code of Practice
Assessment, remediation and validation: Former clandestine drug laboratories and other methamphetamine contaminated properties.
Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation Guidelines
These Guidelines have been prepared by the Attorney General’s Department and the ACC with the assistance of industry and government specialists acknowledged in this document. They are intended to provide a framework within which appropriate regulatory authorities and suitably qualified environmental specialists may administer and conduct investigation and remediation of potentially contaminated sites resulting from the operation of clandestine drug laboratories.
enHealth Guidance on: Clandestine Drug Laboratories and Public Health Risks
The purpose of this document is to highlight the potential public health risks associated with chemical contamination from clandestine laboratories (clan labs), in particular former clan labs. The potential risks from methylamphetamine labs are also relevant to contamination derived from the smoking of crystal methylamphetamine
Environmental Methamphetamine Exposures and Health Effects in 25 Case Studies
The clandestine manufacture and use of methamphetamine can result in contamination of residential properties. It is understood that this contamination remains in homes for a significant period, however there are a lack of data available to understand the health effects of exposure to environmental methamphetamine contamination (third hand exposure). Our study collected information from 63 individuals in 25 separate case studies where the subjects had unwittingly suffered third-hand exposure to methamphetamine from former manufacture, use, or both. Data included environmental contamination data, information on subjects’ health effects, and evidence of exposure using hair analysis. This study identified a range of health effects that occur from residing in these properties, including behavioural effects or issues, sleep issues, respiratory effects, skin and eye effects, and headaches.
NSW Remediation Guidelines for Clandestine Drug Laboratories and Hydroponic Drug Plantation
Assessment, remediation and validation: Former clandestine drug laboratories and other methamphetamine contaminated properties.
Illicit Drug Laboratories
Illicit laboratory sites (drug labs or clan labs) are places where illegal drugs have been manufactured. Rental properties are the most common locations, although commercial, industrial properties, remote rural properties and hotel and motel accommodation are also used.
Clandestine laboratory remediation
Environmental health practice note
Notification and risk management after detection of a clandestine drug laboratory
These Guidelines outline how a relevant Local Government (LG) or other agency will be notified (Notification Pathway) by the Western Australia Police Force (WA Police) of a clandestine drug laboratory (clan lab) and provide procedures (Assessment and Management) to address any associated public health and/or environmental risks.
Identification, reporting and classification of contaminated sites in Western Australia
Contaminated Sites Guidelines
Interim Guide for Remediation of Low-Level Illicit Drug Contamination
This Interim Guide describes a procedure for the documented clean-up of low-level contamination of residential buildings as a result of smoking illicit drugs, especially crystal methylamphetamine (meth, ice).