[3] The process of synthesizing methamphetamine (also known as "cooking") can be dangerous as it involves poisonous, flammable, and explosive chemicals.
One of the dangers includes anhydrous ammonia stolen from farm sites[citation needed] — where it is used as fertilizer[6] — and placed into a household ice cooler or other container not designed to hold this volatile gas.
[14] Law enforcement Hazmat teams assigned to dispose of the toxic materials must be cautious and receive training on a regular basis.
To find a licensed and certified company, the National Crime Scene Clean Up Association has compiled the EPA approved vendor list.
This document provides those guidelines for States and local agencies to improve "our national understanding of identifying the point at which former methamphetamine laboratories become clean enough to inhabit again."
Rolling meth labs can be concealed on or in vehicles as large as 18 wheelers or as small as motorcycles.
[citation needed] Rolling labs are more difficult to detect than stationary ones and can be often hidden amidst legal cargo on big trucks.