Evaluating COVID-19 Test Methods

Recent studies have shown viable coronavirus can be detected up to three hours later in the air, up to four hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to two to three days on plastic and stainless steel. Cleaning of visibly dirty surfaces followed by disinfection is best practice for prevention of COVID-19 and other viral respiratory illnesses in your household and in community settings. Regular household cleaners are effective, including bleach solutions and alcohol solutions of at least 70% alcohol. The EPA provides a list of disinfectants effective against COVID-19.  Depending on the length of time in the facility and the areas traversed by the confirmed COVID-19 case, consideration may be given to using
a professional cleaning/disinfection service and extreme measures such as ozonation, UV disinfection, and/or ULV fogging. 

Any test method to determine complete disinfection of the virus needs to be evaluated carefully. Find out how that can be done here.

Contact us today to discuss the current status of  disinfection verification options for COVID-19 for your home or business in the areas of Arcata, McKinleyville, Eureka, Chico, and Redding. (888) 351-8189

The Hazards of Methamphetamine Labs

The process of inspection and decontamination of a methamphetamine lab is quite complex and potentially hazardous. Being exposed to the potential contamination in a meth lab could subject you to:

•         Chemical Poisoning
•         Death from exposure
•         Risk of explosions and fire
•         Respiratory problems
•         Skin Reactions
•         Migraines

We recommend that you hire an experienced decontamination contractor to clear the contamination and an independent inspection firm to ensure that the job has been done correctly and completely. Don’t subject yourself to the unnecessary risks involved in renovating or occupying a former meth lab.

Learn more about the process of decontamination here!

Is Your Property Free of Methamphetamine Contamination?

Are you concerned that your property may be contaminated or may have been formerly used as a meth lab?

Do you wonder if there’s a way to find out if your property has been tested before?

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) maintains a list of contaminated homes reported by law enforcement as Clandestine Laboratories. However, this list only contains labs discovered by police departments, and that represents only approximately 5% of the number of meth labs present, according to law enforcement. Homes known to have been used as meth labs must also be disclosed in real estate disclosures.

Still, many homeowners across the nation have found themselves unknowingly buying a home formerly used as a meth lab. The costs of properly remediating a home contaminated with methamphetamine can easily reach into the tens of thousands of dollars, which can lead to dishonest or incomplete real estate disclosures.

These sites can be very useful to find out if your property has been used as a meth lab. But it doesn’t include every case. If you want to dig deeper, the next step is to have a methamphetamine inspection company run testing to determine if your property needs decontamination.

Learn more about the process here!