Surface Contamination Generated by "One-Pot" Methamphetamine Production.

ABSTRACT: Methamphetamine production is the most common form of illicit drug manufacture in the United States. The "one-pot" method is the most prevalent methamphetamine synthesis method and is a modified Birch reduction, reducing pseudoephedrine with lithium and ammonia gas generated in situ. This research examined the amount of methamphetamine surface contamination generated by one-pot syntheses or "cooks", as well as the effectiveness of hosing with water as a simplified decontamination technique, to assess associated public health and environmental consequences. Concentrations of methamphetamine contamination were examined prior to production, after production, and after decontamination with water. Contamination was qualitatively field screened using lateral flow immunoassays and quantita

SUBMITTER: Ciesielski AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040623 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature