Drywall VNR

Since the early spring, the federal government has dedicated significant resources to
helping families affected by the drywall issue in their homes. The government has been
and continues to be committed to providing answers and solutions to these homeowners.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), and numerous state departments of health have been working
together to investigate and analyze how Chinese made drywall entered into the country,
where it was used, what is in it, and what impact it may have on human health and
corrosion of electrical and fire safety components.
This is a complicated problem, and we have several studies and other activities underway
to help bring the best possible science to bear. The first sets of data released today start to
explain differences between Chinese and non-Chinese drywall, but more remains to be
learned. We are sharing what we know at this point and are outlining the next steps as
we continue to work to answer homeowners questions about what is causing the effects
reported and observed.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Drywall
• CPSC
• Chinese
• EPA
• CDC
• ASTDR
• Health
• Safety
• Testing
• Homeowners
• Sulfer