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Toops Scoops: The Great (Dry)wall of China: Mold Redux?

Having lived through and written about the Great Mold Crisis and other scares, I'm watching with interest the development of another potentially hazardous-to-your-health building issue: ...

By Laura Mazzuca Toops | Updated on April 09, 2009

Having lived through and written about the Great Mold Crisis and other scares, I’m watching with interest the development of another potentially hazardous-to-your-health building issue: Chinese drywall.

You’ve probably already seen the reports: Material shortages after Hurricane Katrina caused U.S. builders to start using drywall imported from China, which allegedly emits sulphurous vapors that corrode metal and could adversely affect health. In common use since 2008, it’s estimated that enough of the drywall has been used to construct 60,000 houses of 3,000 square feet each.

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