Insights

Field notes on contamination, testing, and remediation.

Practical, technically-grounded writing for Victorian buyers, landlords, agents, and operators navigating methamphetamine risk.

A suburban Melbourne brick home photographed at dusk, soft window light from inside.

25 May 2026 · 7 minutes

What Victorian property buyers need to know about methamphetamine contamination

Most buyers complete settlement without ever asking whether a property has been used to make or use methamphetamine. The question rarely comes up — but the consequences of skipping it can be severe.

Gloved hand using a laboratory swab on a wall surface during methamphetamine surface testing.

25 May 2026 · 6 minutes

Cleaning is not decontamination

Standard cleaning chemicals do not remove methamphetamine residue — they spread it. The chemistry of why, and what proper decontamination actually involves.