Welcome

Meth Testing CourseTaught by Kameron Thorne & Mark Shepard of

Apple Environmental

Sponsors

Why Are We Teaching This Course

1. Education is of Vital Importancea. C.E. Coursesb. Business Planning Coursesc. There are a lot of Dirty Homesd. Too Many People Testing Improperly

2. Decontamination Specialist vs. Home Inspector

3. Third Party Testing

Agenda

1. What is Meth2. Social Effects of Meth3. Physical Effects of Meth4. Signs5. Testing6. State Requirements7. How Does a Meth Home Get Cleaned8. How to Recommend a Good Contractor9. How to Use this Information in Your Business

All of Us Are Business Owners

• None of us earn money until we make a sale.• All of us are involved in Real Estate in one way

or the other.• We are all trying to earn more profit.

What is Methamphetamine?

• Simple Answer: Meth is a powerfully addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system.

• Meth is the most addictive drug out there. Most users are addicted after the first try.

• Other names are: Meth, Speed, Chalk, Crystal, Ice, Crank and Glass.

Effects

Effects

Symptoms in Humans

• Severe Depression• Anorexia• Psychotic Behavior• Hallucinations (visual, auditory)• Paranoia• Delusions• Suicidal Tendencies

Effects of Methamphetamine • Increased Energy: Was given to soldiers in WWI and WWII• Decreases Appetite: Was prescribed to obese patients.• Temporary Increased Sense of Worth • After the Effects wear off, most become agitated and many become violent.• Feeling of Not Belonging, Not Caring, Lack of Trust• Everyone Out to Get Them• Destroys Enamel on Teeth• Destroys the Brain. Similar to Degenerative Brain Diseases• Meth is a “Home Wrecker”• Cancer. Effects the lungs, heart, brain, liver. • Shutting Down of Liver• Prison• Divorce (nearly 100%)• Abuse (child & spouse)• Destroys Home

People Stop Caring

Ingredients

Yummy!• Alcohol• Gasoline Additives• Ether Starting Fluid• Benzene• Paint Thinner• Freon• Acetone• Camp Stove Fuel• Ammonia• Red Phosphorous

Delicious!• Lye• Drain Cleaner• Muriatic Acid• Battery Acid• Lithium from Batteries• Sodium Metal• Ephedrine• Cold Tablets• Diet Aids• Iodine• Bronchodilators• Phenyl Acetone

Meth

FACTS

• Meth now effects one in 10 families. Huge epidemic.

• Before the meth laws were enacted in 2004, nearly 10% of all homes in Salt Lake County had meth contamination of some sort.

• Apartments complexes have higher percentages of contamination than homes. (especially apartments that share air systems)

What Does a Meth House Look Like?

How Do I Know if a Home is Contaminated?

• The only sure way to know if a home is contaminated is by doing a wipe test and send it through a lab.

• Most of the time meth is odorless.• While it is being cooked, it has a smell almost like burning plastic. 1. Yellowish discolorations on walls, drains, sinks and showers.2. Bluish discolorations of faucets, fire extinguishers, propane tank valves.3. Fire Detectors are removed or have tape over them.4. Burning in eyes, itchy throat, metallic taste in the mouth, breathing problems in

the home.5. Strong solvent odors, odors of cat urine or ammonia.6. Bleach stains on carpet. 7. Dark stains in sinks (yellow, purple or red)8. Burn piles in the yard9. Appearance of not caring.10. Talk to the neighbors

Signs of Meth Home

Meth Lab Signs

Why Test for Meth?

• Nearly 10% of the homes on the Wasatch Front are contaminated.

• Even higher percentage in Condos, Apartments.• Meth is found in every neighborhood and doesn’t

discriminate based on social and economic circumstances. • Avoid contamination of personal property.• Personal & Family Safety.• Personal & Financial Liability• Avoid renovating twice. (See following pics)• Increase revenue

Why Test?

Before After

Why Test?

Before After

Why Test?

Before After

Testing

Where to Test

Cold Air Return Furnace Cold Air

Where to TestFurnace

Furnace

Heat Vent

Near Bathroom Vent or Microwave Vent

Wall Tests

State Requirement

• In the state of Utah, the test results must come in under 1 microgram per 100 centimeters squared.

• The equivalent of one aspirin spread evenly across one football field.

• What this means is that the owner does not legally have to disclose the facts if the home tests under the state standard.

State Regulations Perspective

Bad News!

Interpreting Lab Results

• Presented by Paul Pope of ALS Labs.

How Does a Meth Home Get Cleaned?

• In the past it was extremely expensive to repair…

• All porous materials must be thrown away. (sofa, carpets, blinds, insulated ducts, mattresses, ceiling tiles, unprotected wood)

• In most cases the ducts, HVAC units, appliances are able to be decontaminated.

• Homes need to be decontaminated through proper protocols and elbow grease.

Recommending a Contractor

• Licensed and Insured• Valid Utah Decontamination Specialist License

www.superfund.utah.gov/docs/ContractorList.pdf • Full Decontamination Including Ducts &

Furnace• Use Safe, Non-toxic, Non-corrosive Product to

Decontaminate• Guarantee Their Work

Questions?

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