Toxic drywall has caused a housing boom tragedy. What started out as a good thing for the economy, has turned into a disaster. Houses that once had value, now have none. Like asbestos before it, toxic drywall has sparked lawsuits across the country. If your house smells like rotten eggs, you have appliances [...]
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A shipment of toxic drywall has been found at the Port of Tampa. Two longshoremen have come forth saying about 150 bundles have been stored there since 2006. They are concerned about their health and other coworkers whose job was to unload the toxic drywall from China. The EPA has taken samples for [...] Chlorine dioxide may cure the toxic drywall crisis. Sabre Technical Services of New York is testing the theory on a Florida duplex, which is also being monitored by the EPA. The company is confident that the chlorine dioxide will penetrate the drywall and cure the toxic fumes being emitted. Results are expected in [...] Georgia Pacific is facing a toxic drywall lawsuit. The Swiddler family built their home with Toughrock brand drywall, which is producing the same symptoms as homes built with Chinese drywall. A key ingredient in Touchrock drywall is synthetic gypsum…chemical materials scrubbed from the exhaustive coal-fired power plants. Michael Swiddler is a building foreman [...] A Norfolk home is being inspected for toxic drywall. Michelle Germano has filed a lawsuit claiming the drywall made her sick. She wants samples taken, however, health officials are waiting for the EPA to create a protocol for state testing. Once this happens, the department will have more knowledge on what to look [...] A new toxic drywall resource has been introduced. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has created the Drywall Information Center to help homeowners stay up-to-date with the drywall investigation. Included is a map showing the states where toxic drywall has been reported. So far, 18 states and the District of Columbia have been effected. [...] Desperate homeowners are seeking answers to the toxic drywall crisis. Brian Eisenberg from Florida is concerned that if this kind of damage is happening in his home, what is taking place in his daughter’s lungs. She was put on a nebulizer with steroids around 6 to 9 months old. They have moved out, [...] The toxic drywall from China has left homeowners hopeless. Dream homes have turned into nightmares. Deterioration is causing home values to fall and health to decline. Even neighboring homes without toxic drywall are suffering. Attorney Vince Pravato questions, “Who’s going to want to buy a home in a community that’s known to have [...] Senator Quinn is seeking toxic drywall legislation. Her bill would allow homeowners to collect damages from local sellers, distributors, or manufacturers of the toxic drywall, as opposed to dealing with the Chinese manufacturers thousands of miles away. Businesses should be obligated to know what’s in their product before they sell it and make [...] Florida developers were aware of toxic drywall odor. During installation, workers soon figured out that painting the drywall would mask the smell. Some union workers even refused to hang the drywall from China, fearing it would lead to liabilty later. Homeowners are blaming the builders, wanting someone to take responsibility. So far 15,000 [...] |
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