Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 178 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Chapter 24 - METHAMPHETAMINE CLEANUP › Section 178-24-002 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 17, 2024
Definitions set out in Neb. Rev. Stats. §2432 to
				  71-2324 and the following apply to this chapter.
002.01
ABSORPTION
				FIELD.
A series of trenches containing coarse aggregate gravel or
				crushed stone into which a perforated or open joint pipe is placed. Discharge
				from a septic tank is distributed through these pipes into the trenches and the
				surrounding soil.
002.02
AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
The heating and
				air-conditioning system.
002.03
ALKALINE.
A solution with a potential hydrogen (pH)
				greater than 7.0, or a basic, non-acidic solution.
002.04
ASBESTOS.
Asbestiform varieties of chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite,
				tremolite and actinolite.
002.05
BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION.
The level of a chemical
				substance collected from environmental media that is naturally occurring, or is
				not associated with methamphetamine production at a site, or is less than
				existing State regulatory or risk-based standards, or both.
002.06
CERTIFIED HAZARDOUS
				MATERIALS MANAGER (CHMM).
An individual who has been certified by
				and is in good standing with the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management as
				a certified hazardous materials manager (CHMM).
002.07
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
				(COC).
A procedure used to document each person that has had
				possession or control of an environmental sample from its collection to
				analysis.
002.08
CHEMICAL OF POTENTIAL CONCERN (COPC).
An element or
				compound collected from environmental media that is being assessed to determine
				if it is a health concern for humans in contact with it. Chemicals of potential
				concern may include reagents and products used in the manufacturing and
				production of methamphetamine, including, but not limited to methamphetamine,
				its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its isomers.
002.09
CONFIRMATION
				SAMPLING.
Verifying by on-site or laboratory analysis, or both,
				that the concentration of a chemical of concern is below a State regulatory or
				risk-based standard, or both, by collecting samples of environmental
				media.
002.10
CONTAMINANT.
A chemical of potential concern present
				at a site in environmental media that is present above State regulatory and
				risk-based standards.
002.11
CONTAMINATION.
The presence of a chemical or chemicals
				of potential concern at a site in environmental media that is present above
				State regulatory or risk-based standards, or both.
002.12
COOKING AREA.
The specific location within a structure where methamphetamine was
				prepared.
002.13
DECONTAMINATION.
To treat or remove a contaminant, or
				contaminants to reduce concentrations below State regulatory or risk-based
				standards, whichever is the most conservative.
002.14
DECONTAMINATION
				CONSULTANT.
A certified hazardous materials manager (CHMM) or an
				individual with experience in environmental site assessment and decontamination
				whose work-plan is approved by a certified hazardous materials manager
				(CHMM).
002.15
EMULSIFIER.
Emulsifier is An additive that promotes
				the formation of a stable mixture or emulsion of ingredients that do not
				normally bind together, for example, oil and water. An emulsifier is a type of
				surfactant.
002.16
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA OR MEDIUM.
Soil, air, water, or
				substances collected from wiping indoor surfaces, countertops or
				flooring.
002.17
HIGH-EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR (HEPA).
A filtering
				system which includes a specially constructed filter membrane capable of
				capturing 99.97% of particles, typically as small as 0.3 microns or 300
				nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m3).
002.18
IMMUNOASSAY.
A laboratory technique that makes use of the binding between an antigen and its
				homologous antibody in order to identify and quantify a substance.
002.19
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
				EQUIPMENT LEVEL C.
Personal protective equipment to that includes
				disposable outerwear that is hooded and poly-coated to protect against the
				permeation of liquids and gases, that is ASTM F1001 certified; a full-face or
				half-mask with air purifying combination respirators for particulates, gases
				and vapors, that is approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety
				and Health; 2 pairs of chemical-resistant gloves both inner and outer; and
				chemical resistant boots. Personal protective equipment is designed to prevent
				or minimize ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact exposure to
				contaminants.
002.20
PHENYL-2-PROPANONE (P2P).
A method used to manufacture
				and produce methamphetamine. Phenyl-2-propanone is a chemical precursor of
				methamphetamine.
002.21
PHOTO IONIZATION DETECTOR.
A portable gas detector
				used to identify the presence of volatile organic compounds, toxic and
				combustible gases.
002.22
POROUS.
Surfaces at a site, countertops, flooring,
				drywall and fabrics which may be susceptible to permeation by liquids, gases or
				powders.
002.23
POTENTIAL HYDROGEN (pH).
A measure, on a scale from 0
				to 14, of the acidity, (less than 7.0), or alkalinity, (greater than 7.0), of a
				solution where 7.0 is considered neutral.
002.24
PRECURSOR.
A
				chemical or compound that precedes the formation of the final chemical or
				compound in a sequence of chemical reactions.
002.25
PROPER
				DISPOSAL.
The discarding of precursors, reagents, contaminated
				environmental media, and other items found at the site according to applicable
				regulations.
002.26
PROPERTY OWNER OR OWNERS.
The owner or owners of
				record, who is or are the title-holder or holders of the property as shown in
				county records.
002.27
REAGENT.
A chemical substance used to produce a
				chemical reaction to detect, measure or produce other substances.
002.28
RISK-BASED
				STANDARD.
A concentration of a chemical substance that is not to
				be exceeded in a particular environmental medium or at a site, or both, in
				order to reduce the potential for adverse health effects as a result of
				exposure.
002.29
SEPTIC
				SYSTEM.
A domestic wastewater treatment system, consisting of a
				septic tank and a soil absorption system. Waste is piped directly from the
				structure into the system where bacteria decompose the waste, sludge settles to
				the bottom of the tank, and the treated effluent flows out into the soil
				absorption field through drainage pipes.
002.30
SHARPS.
Hypodermic needles.
002.31
SITE.
An enclosed area of any property or portion
				intended for human habitation or use that has been used for the manufacturing
				and production of methamphetamine that has been contaminated by chemicals of
				potential concern.
002.32
SOLVENT.
A substance, water or another liquid that is
				capable of dissolving or dispersing one or more other substances.
002.33
SURFACTANT.
A
				chemical that reduces surface tension at the interface between oil and water
				molecules, keeping the mixture from separating into layers.
002.34
VENTILATION
				SYSTEM.
Any system within a structure that is designed to vent
				indoor air to the outdoors.
002.35
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS.
Chemicals that typically
				have high vapor pressures and can evaporate easily at ambient or room
				temperature.
002.36
WIPE KIT.
Sterile gauze pads, filter papers, solvents,
				templates, gloves and other items used to test for methamphetamine at the
				site.