The standards listed below must be met before the local health department can release the property for human habitation and commercial or other use.
Method | Chemical | Sample Type | Decontamination Standard |
Phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) | Lead (total)1 | Surface Area Wipe | Less than or equal to 40µg/ft2 |
Mercury2 | Air | Less than or equal to 300 ng/m3 | |
Methamphetamine3 | Surface Area Wipe | Less than or equal to 1.5µg/100cm2 | |
Total Volatile Organic Compounds4 | Air* | Less than or equal to 1 ppm | |
Ephedrine/ Pseudoephedrine Reduction | Methamphetamine3 | Surface Area Wipe | Less than or equal to 1.5µg/100cm2 |
Total Volatile Organic Compounds4 | Air* | Less than or equal to 1 ppm | |
Unknown | Lead (total)1 | Surface Area Wipe | Less than or equal to 40µg/ft2 |
Mercury2 | Air | Less than or equal to 300 ng/m3 | |
Methamphetamine3 | Surface Area Wipe | Less than or equal to 1.5µg/100cm2 | |
Total Volatile Organic Compounds4 | Air* | Less than or equal to 1 ppm |
1 Units in micrograms of lead per square foot
2 Units in nanograms of mercury per cubic meter of air
3 Units in micrograms of methamphetamine per 100 square centimeters
4 Units in parts per million
*Air from plumbing trap
178 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 24, § 009