[IMG]http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/i/1/_/problems_with_chinesemade_drywall_include_health_3 36545168/4.gif?f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f&s=AewyNia7NTvDvhaDemju5DEsbnVsbCwwLDA *[/IMG] Problems with Chinese-made drywall include health issues
As we noted last month, 550 million pounds of drywall made in China have been offloaded at U.S. ports since 2006, enough to build 60,000 homes. The drywall has been linked to damage to electric equipment and health issues, as the Consumer Reports Safety blog reported last week in ?Chinese-Made Drywall Causing Home and Health Hazards?:
?A gut-turning smell like rotten eggs hit Richard and Partricia Kampf the day they first walked into their new house in Cape Coral, Florida, in July 2007. At first they thought it was some kind of 'new home' smell that would go away quickly. Patricia bought some scented candles to help cover the odor.
?But the smell didn?t go away and other strange things started happening. The metal coil on the central air conditioner turned black and then became so badly corroded it had to be replaced after just a few months. The mirrors in the bathrooms turned black. The Kampfs had to replace the motherboard on their computer three times and their son?s Xbox stopped working?after two repairs they bought a new one.
?And then there were the headaches and the nosebleeds. The only time the symptoms subsided was when they were away from the house. Their son, who had always been the picture of health, was sickened for a week by an upper-respiratory attack.?
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