Meth testing measures methamphetamine residue on surfaces in a property. Test Australia's suitably qualified occupational hygienists collect surface wipes to NIOSH Method 9111. A NATA-accredited laboratory analyses them by LC-MS/MS. Every report is signed, and compares the results with the 0.5 µg/100 cm² investigation level. Test Australia does not clean or remediate.
A meth assessment measures how much methamphetamine residue is on surfaces in the places sampled, reported in micrograms per 100 cm². The number of samples and where they are taken matter as much as the laboratory result, so the report records every location.
0.5 µg/100 cm² is the residential indoor-surface investigation level for methamphetamine in the Australian Government’s Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation Guidelines (2011). A result above it triggers further investigation or remediation. It is not a line between safe and unsafe, and it applies whether residue came from use or manufacture.
No concentration on its own shows that a property or vehicle was used for manufacture. An opinion on manufacture rests on manufacture-specific markers and site evidence, assessed together, and the report states its limits.
Ask for the results against the named criterion, the number and location of samples, the laboratory certificates, and the verification sampling that would be needed after decontamination. Decisions about cleaning, replacement and cost are for the remediator, insurer and owner.
An opinion on manufacture only where manufacture-specific markers and site evidence support one.
We do not clean, remediate, manage claims, or receive income from cleaning, remediation or referral arrangements. WA Health recommends that the company testing a property is different from the company remediating it.
Chartered Chemist status listed on the RACI public register
Reports document method, chain of custody, uncertainty and limitations.
No concentration on its own shows that a property or vehicle was used for manufacture. An opinion on manufacture rests on manufacture-specific markers and site evidence, assessed together, and the report states its limits.
From enquiry to signed report. Test Australia samples, a NATA-accredited laboratory analyses, and you receive a signed report.
Tell us the address, the property history and the decision the results will inform. Every assessment is scoped to the question being asked, and we reply with the scope, fee and available dates.
Test Australia in your city inspects the property and collects representative surface wipes to NIOSH Method 9111, with field blanks and chain-of-custody records.
LC-MS/MS analysis at an independent NATA-accredited laboratory. See laboratories and NATA.
Signed report, with results against the 0.5 µg/100 cm² investigation level, an opinion on manufacture where the evidence supports one, and the verification sampling needed after decontamination.
The same method and the same report, whoever commissions the work. See the types of assessment work we do.
Evidence about meth residue, room by room, before you sign or settle.
A dated record of the property’s condition before sale, or after a known history such as a police notification.
Documents the property’s condition at the start or end of a tenancy.
Tenants can commission testing too. Sharing the report gives every party the same evidence.
Common areas with the committee’s agreement, and individual lots with the owner’s agreement.
Measured results, method and limitations for a claim. Claim decisions are for the insurer.
We do not clean. Testing before a clean by others shows where residue is, and verification sampling afterwards reports against the named criterion.
Where the question requires it, an opinion based on manufacture-specific markers and site evidence.
The contents of each report are agreed in your fee proposal. Every report is signed.
You receive a signed report that sets out the method, the results, the criterion each result is compared with, and the limitations.
Both have a place. They answer different questions.
What affects the fee? The number of rooms and samples, the purpose (a pre-purchase check, a tenancy record, verification after a clean, or an opinion on manufacture), whether other drugs are added to the analysis, and travel outside the metro area. Request a fee proposal or call 1300 445 558.
Test Australia attends in all eight capital cities: Adelaide (SA), Brisbane (QLD), Sydney (NSW), Melbourne (VIC), Perth (WA), Darwin (NT), Canberra (ACT) and Hobart (TAS). Regional areas outside each metro area are by arrangement. Each page, grouped below by state and territory, covers local rules and how we work there. For vehicles, see vehicle meth testing.
Ready to get started, or want to understand what's involved? Contact us to request a fee proposal or arrange an assessment. We do not provide free telephone consultations — all advice is based on site assessment and laboratory data.
Reviewed for Test Australia by Dan Neil, Principal Occupational Hygienist and Chartered Chemist (MRACI CChem). Dan has 25 years in industrial chemistry and forensic science experience and has been a member of the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists for more than 13 years. Last reviewed .
Request a fee proposal and we will reply with the scope, fee and available dates. Want to screen first? A DIY kit is a presumptive screen, and positives should be confirmed by laboratory testing.
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