ALERTS
Chinese Drywall Products
WHAT IS CHINESE DRYWALL?
In short, tainted drywall that was imported from China which corrodes copper and metal surfaces, often gives off a foul odor, and can make you sick. Such compounds as butanethial, carbonyl sulfide, hydrogen sulfide, mercaptan, methylthio pyridone, sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, sulfur dioxide and stronium sulfide have been found in Chinese drywall. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared many of these compounds to be toxic, however, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) states that the levels found in Chinese drywall are not high enough to present “an imminent or chronic health hazard at this time.” It is not clear whether this finding takes into consideration long-term exposure and the combined exposure to multiple compounds.
