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Cobb County Meth Lab

All POLREP's for this site Cobb County Meth Lab
Smyrna, GA - EPA Region IV
POLREP #1 - Initial PolRep
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On-Scene Coordinator - Glenn Adams 2/18/2005
Emergency - Removal Assessment Pollution Report (POLREP) #1
Start Date: 3/16/2005
Pollution Report (POLREP) #1
Site Description
In February of 2005, a meth lab was discovered on a property in Smyrna, Georgia.  Due to the size and magnitude of this meth lab, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was contacted by officials from Cobb County government about performing an environmental investigation on the soils of the yard of that property.  

Current Activities
On March 16th, OSC Adams, OSC Jones, and START conducted soil sampling of this property.  This sampling and analysis was conducted to determine if there is an imminent threat to human health and/or the environment.

Next Steps
Review data from sampling event to determine if there is an imminent threat to human health and/or the environment.  Results should be available within 4 to 6 weeks from the date of this sampling event.  Future activities will be determined based on the results.

Key Issues
None.