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Understanding third hand exposure of Australian people to methamphetamine (2022-2025)

Abstract

In Australia, there is high community concern around inadvertent exposure to methamphetamine residues in contaminated houses. In this proposal, an interdisciplinary research team aim to engage with public health authorities and public housing industry to conduct collaborative research on total exposure to methamphetamine in contaminated indoor environments. The project will assess exposure pathways (via air, dust, surfaces) and link them with methamphetamine levels in samples from occupants (urine, hair). The project is expected to significantly enhance our understanding of how third hand exposure leads to internal exposure in humans. This knowledge provides evidence for policies on residential indoor exposures and remediation strategies.

Experts

Associate Professor Phong Thai

Senior Principal Research Fellow
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Phong Thai
Phong Thai

Dr Fisher Wang

Affiliate of Minderoo Centre for Plastics and Human Health
Minderoo Centre for Plastics and Human Health
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Affiliate of Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Science
Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Fisher Wang
Fisher Wang