Families could be suffering from inhalation and skin exposure risks as meth moves from gyprock into air particles.
Families unknowingly living in properties previously used as methamphetamine or ‘ice’ labs could be suffering from significant risks of inhalation and skin exposure as meth moves from gyprock walls and other furnishings into air, raising contamination levels throughout their property.
In a new study, Flinders University researchers , and analysed air samples from homes known to be contaminated with meth, and found significant levels in air inside these homes as well as in the air above possessions, including soft toys removed from a contaminated home.
The study, published in the , found that inhalation could be a route of exposure to methamphetamine in contaminated homes.
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