June 1, 2007 - According to some estimates, 85 percent of the meth production in the United States occurs in California. And every year meth producers turn thousands of homes into dangerous contamination zones.
"The problem is that for every pound of meth, 5 pounds of toxic waste are produced," said Joe McGurck, spokesperson of Environmental Data Resources, a company that offers environmental reports based on public databases. "These guys aren't good guys, they aren't taking it down to the toxic waste dump. They're dumping it in the backyard."
So what's a homeowner, landlord or property manager to do? "A lot of companies run criminal background checks," says Tanforan, although his company currently does not. "But there's no real way to screen for this kind of thing."
The state also maintains a database of discovered meth labs from all drug enforcement agencies that which potential homeowners can search, but if homeowners are interested in both their home and their neighbors, ordering an Environmental Data Resources report may prove easier and more edifying (because it explains the data and searches within an one-eighth of a mile of a given property.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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