STANDARD SCREENING LABORATORY COMPOSITE AREA BY AREA
SSA — Standard Screening Assessment
In a Field Composite multiple samples are taken at a property and then combined into a single test kit on site and sent to the laboratory for analysis. The results are reported as an accumulative total. If there are more than one kit to be used (1 kit can sample up to 5 areas), then these are composited at the lab, and the result will be an average across the number of kits used, with a potential maximum amount (ie if the result were to be isolated in 1 sample area)
Advantages:
- One sample taken in every “high use” area in accordance with NZS8510:2017
- Less kits are required, therefore the cost of analysis is more affordable
- If the meth residues found are lower than the acceptable levels, no one sample can exceed the acceptable level, so no further testing is required (75 to 80 % of properties we test fall into this category)
Disadvantages:
- As the samples are field composited into one test kit, if contamination is found we are unable to isolate which room holds the contamination.
PRICE:
Purpose is to sample every room in the property, including all bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dinning, hallway, bathroom, en-suite, separate toilet, laundry, internal and external garage
- SSA 1 kit (1 to 5 Rooms / Areas) – $217.35
- SSA 2 kit (6 to 10 Rooms / Areas) – $297.85
- SSA 3 kit (11 to 15 Rooms / Areas) – $378.35
- SSA 4 kit (16 to 20 Rooms / Areas) – $458.85
- SSA More than 20 Rooms / Areas – Contact us by filling in the “Book a test form” for a quote.
Results will be provided 48 hours after receipt by the laboratory.
All prices include GST.
Individual Area by Area sampling – Composited at the Lab (LC)
In a Laboratory Composite multiple samples are taken within a property and sent to the laboratory individually for analysis. The laboratory will take an extraction from each test kit and combine them into a single analysis. The result is an average of all test kits, with a potential maximum amount (ie if the result were to be isolated in 1 sample area)
Advantages:
- One sample taken in every “high use” area in accordance with NZS8510:2017
- As the samples are all kept separate, if contamination is found they can be re-analysed individually to ascertain which sampling location holds the contamination.
Note: Re-analysis is an additional cost per test kit of $102.35
Disadvantages:
- As samples are taken and kept individually, the sample collection process takes longer and stricter cross-contamination practices must be enforced which increases the cost.
- If there is no reason to suspect meth contamination were to exceed the current acceptable levels, then this method of sampling is an expensive option.
- If meth were to be present and results identify levels were to exceed the current acceptable levels, it is likely that further samples would need to be taken in accordance to NZS8510 Standards based on the size of the rooms and material/surface types throughout the property.
PRICE:
Purpose is to take an individual sample from every room in the property, including all bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dinning, hallway, bathroom, en-suite, separate toilet, laundry, internal and external garage.
- Area by Area LC – up to 5 kit (up to 5 Rooms / Areas) – $319.12
- Area by Area LC – up to 10 kit (up to 10 Rooms / Areas) – $404.22
- Area by Area LC – up to 15 kit (up to 15 Rooms / Areas) – $557.40
- Area by Area LC – up to 20 kit (up to 20 Rooms / Areas) – $642.50
- If Greater than 20+ Kits please contact us by filling in the “Book a test form” for a quote.
Results will be provided 48 hours after receipt by the laboratory.
Note: The samples are held at the Laboratory for up to 20 working days before being destroyed.
All prices include GST.
Individual Area by Area Sampling
A Detailed Assessment undertaken by CPINZ. Detailed Assessment is a room-by-room or area-by-area type of testing that provides individual analysis per sample. This type of testing is required when a “Screening Assessment” has exceeded 1.5ug – the maximum acceptable level of methamphetamine as set out by the New Zealand Standard for Testing & decontamination of methamphetamine contaminated properties (NZS 8510:2017). Each sample is harvested using the NIOSH 9111 method of a methanol soaked gauze sampling an area of 100cm2. At least one sample per room/area up to 10m2 are required to give you a complete overview of the property. This analysis is used by decontamination companies to create a scope of work to bring the property back to habitable levels.
Note, if low levels of meth residues are present which are unlikely to require the use of professional decontamination services, but an owner wants to gain additional understanding of where the meth residues are likely to be located, we can provide an ‘Insights’ area x area sampling and reporting service.
Advantages:
- Samples taken in every 10m2 in accordance with NZS8510:2017
- The samples are analysed individually so you know exactly where within a room the contamination is located. This assists in the efficiency of the decontamination process
Disadvantages:
- A greater number of samples are required to gauge the spread of the contamination, increasing the laboratory cost.
PRICE
Purpose is to take an individual sample from every room in the property, including all bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, dinning, hallway, bathroom, en-suite, separate toilet, laundry, internal and external garage
- Meth Area x Area – Contact us by filling in the “Book a test form” for a quote.
Results will be provided 48 hours after receipt by the laboratory.
Note: a remediation action plan is normally required for insurance purposes and most professional decontamination specialists will request one to provided.
All prices include GST.
