Individual Area by Area Sampling
A Detailed Assessment undertaken by CPINZ. Detailed Assessment is a room-by-room or area-by-area type of testing that provides individual analysis per sample. This type of testing is required when a “Screening Assessment” has exceeded 1.5ug – the maximum acceptable level of methamphetamine as set out by the New Zealand Standard for Testing & decontamination of methamphetamine contaminated properties (NZS 8510:2017). Each sample is harvested using the NIOSH 9111 method of a methanol soaked gauze sampling an area of 100cm2. At least one sample per room/area up to 10m2 are required to give you a complete overview of the property. This analysis is used by decontamination companies to create a scope of work to bring the property back to habitable levels.
Note, if low levels of meth residues are present which are unlikely to require the use of professional decontamination services, but an owner wants to gain additional understanding of where the meth residues are likely to be located, we can provide an ‘Insights’ area x area sampling and reporting service.
Advantages:
- Samples taken in every 10m2 in accordance with NZS8510:2017
- The samples are analysed individually so you know exactly where within a room the contamination is located. This assists in the efficiency of the decontamination process
Disadvantages:
- A greater number of samples are required to gauge the spread of the contamination, increasing the laboratory cost.
PRICE
Purpose is to take an individual sample from every room in the property, including all bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dinning, hallway, bathroom, en-suite, separate toilet, laundry, internal and external garage
- Meth Area x Area – Contact us by filling in the “Book a test form” for a quote.
Results will be provided 48 hours after receipt by the laboratory.
Note: a remediation action plan is normally required for insurance purposes and most professional decontamination specialists will request one to provided.
All prices include GST.
