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color:black'>EPA Provides Best Practices for Meth Lab Cleanup<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#666666'>Oct
09, 2009 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has issued a document providing state and local
governments with technical guidance for </span><b><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www.epa.gov/oem/methlab.htm" target="_blank"><span
style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'>methamphetamine lab cleanups</span></a></span></b><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>.
The document, "Voluntary Guidelines for Methamphetamine Laboratory
Cleanup," is based on an extensive review of the best available science
and practices for cleanup. Other issues included are best practices for
specific items or materials, sampling procedures, and technical resources. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
production and use of meth across the United States continues to pose
considerable challenges. Although there is a decline in the domestic production
of methamphetamine in recent years, vigilance is warranted because of its
destructive nature and the environmental hazards caused by labs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt;background:white'><span lang=EN
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007 required EPA to develop these
guidelines, based on the best currently available knowledge in the field of
meth lab remediation. The agency reviewed state guidance and regulations to
develop these voluntary guidelines. In addition, this document has received
extensive review and refinement from a broad array of stakeholders as well as
feedback from nationally recognized experts in meth lab remediation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Raoul Clarke<br>
Waste Reduction Section<br>
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MS-4555<br>
<ns0:place><ns0:City>Tallahassee</ns0:City>, <ns0:State>FL</ns0:State> <ns0:PostalCode>32399-2400</ns0:PostalCode></ns0:place><br>
P: 850-245-8750<br>
F: 850-245-8811<br>
E: <a href="mailto:raoul.clarke@dep.state.fl.us"
title="mailto:raoul.clarke@dep.state.fl.us">raoul.clarke@dep.state.fl.us</a><br>
W: <a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/"
title="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/">www.dep.state.fl.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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