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Meth contaimination is a huge problem and can be very costly to remediate. It's mostly from cooking meth but even using can contaiminate a house causing 6 figu
by treis 6y ago
Meth contaimination is a huge problem and can be very costly to remediate. It's mostly from cooking meth but even using can contaiminate a house causing 6 figures in damages.
- bzb5 6y agoMore info about this: https://www.google.de/amp/s/arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/meth-traces-linger-in-homes-used-for-cooking-much-longer-than-expected/%3famp=1 https://www.google.de/amp/s/arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/... — sounds pretty bad.
- zxcmx 6y agoRe: contamination from use: If you look into it, you'll find the "contamination" is that with a sensitive enough test, you can tell it's there. The six figures in damages tend to be self-inflicted. The NZ government spent hundreds of millions on "meth house" remediation that by any rational analysis didn't need to be done. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/104287037/rental-meth-panic-over https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/104287037/rental-met... Agree that manufacture is a totally different story.
- treis 6y agoSure maybe the standards are too stringent but that's cold comfort to the landlord that has to meet them. They're still out the money whether or not it was actually necessary.
- grugagag 6y agoWhat kind of contamination are we talking about here? Does it enter the walls and the smell is hard to get rid of?
- treis 6y agoIt gets aerosolized and then eventually settles on every surface of the house. The residue can be washed off sometimes. If not you need to take everything down to the studs and put new drywall & flooring in.
- grugagag 6y agoInteresting. It deposits as crystal meth or some residue of it? Does it emit a smell? Almost all aerosol substances as far as i know deposit everywhere. Cigarette smoke pentrates walls too but usually is not a huge problem un unless a heavy smoker inhabitated the place.