Chapter 15:Mission-specific illicit laboratories

Question 1

Some of the most prevalent in hazardous Alyssa lives found in the US produce methamphetamines. Other labs produce types of illicit drugs such as?

Answer 1

Ecstasy MDMA
Phenyl-2-propane P2P
Heroin
LSD
Gamma-Hydroxybutytic GHB

Question 2

Another name for labs that manufacture designer drugs?

Answer 2

Pill mills

Question 3

The process of making math is called cooking, and many different recipes or methods exists. Three of the most common are?

Answer 3

• One/Single Bottle method (one pot method)
• Red phosphorus (Red P) method
• Nazi/Birch method

Question 4

Math labs present a danger to the_________, the community surrounding the lab, and the emergency response personnel who discovered a lab.

Answer 4

Meth cook

Question 5

For every pound (0.5 kg) of meth produced, labs generate approximately ____of hazardous waste.

Answer 5

6 pounds (3kg)

Question 6

To dispose of waste operators may?

Answer 6

Bury the waste, dump it in the regular residential trash, toss it down the drain to the septic system, leave it beside roadways, hide it on vacant properties, place it in streams or ponds/lakes

Question 7

The following clues may indicate a chemical lab.

Answer 7

• Military manuals
• underground cookbooks
• Chemicals such as organophosphate pesticides that manufacturers would not typically use to make meth or other illegal drugs

Question 8

Some of the common ingredients that responders may find in a peroxide-based explosives lab include the following.

Answer 8

Acetone
Ethanol
Hexamine (solid fuel for camp stoves)
Hydrogen peroxide
Strong or weak acids )such as suffering or citric acid)

Question 9

In the US., SOP/SOG‘s for illicit lab responses need to follow rules established by?

Answer 9

OSHA 1910.120

Question 10

Responders must______evidence as best as they can while mitigating the incident.

Answer 10

Preserve

Question 11

Respond as much familiar rise themselves with a local, state, and federal agency policies concerning the___________of illicit drugs/WMD scenes. Some jurisdictions may hire private contractors to perform remediation activities assistance and information should come from?

Answer 11

• Local or state health departments
• emergency management agencies
• DEA
• EPA
• State/local environmental agencies/departments