METHAMPHETAMINE . . . on Wipes by SPE: METHOD 9109, Issue 1, dated 17 October 2011 - Page 11 of 33
Table 2. Methamphetamine Regulations by State (Jan 2008)* State
Standard
State
Standard
Alaska**
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Minnesota
0.1 μg/100 cm2 (meth labs), < 1.5 μg/100 cm2 (meth use)
Arizona
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Montana
0.5 μg/ft2
Arkansas
0.1 μg/100 cm2
New Mexico
1.0 μg/ft2
California*** < 1.5 μg/100 cm2
North Carolina
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Colorado
0.5 μg/100 cm2
Oregon
0.5 μg/ft2
Connecticut
0.1 μg/100 cm2
South Dakota
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Hawaii
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Tennessee
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Idaho
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Utah
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Kentucky
0.1 μg/100 cm2
Washington
<0.1 μg/100 cm2
The following states have no standard: Alabama, Delaware, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
NIOSH has not established health-based or feasibility-based airborne Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs) or surface contamination guidelines for clandestine drug laboratories. State surface contamination limits are provided as an aid to those seeking additional information and does not constitute endorsement by NIOSH. The National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (NAMSDL) website (http:// www.namsdl.org/home.htm) periodically summarizes state feasibility-based decontamination limits and proposed state legislative requirements and guidelines. However, state information is subject to change, and specific state’s surface contamination limits, and other state decontamination requirements and guidelines should be obtained directly from each state.
- Guidance and Standards for Cleanup of Illegal Drug-Manufacturing Sites Revision 1 April 19, 2007 Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation, Spill Prevention and Response Division, Prevention and Emergency Response Program. http://www.dec.alaska.gov/spar/perp/methlab/druglab_guidance.pdf
- In Oct 2009 House Bill 1489 was passed into law to incorporate the new standard as the state limit. All
other states: Data source: http://health.utah.gov/meth/html/Resources/OtherStates/Nationalcomparison (downloaded April 2011).
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fifth Edition
Method rev. 1.1.1
