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Chinese Drywall Study Finds No Solid Link To Health Damage, Fed Agency Says

A federal report on Chinese drywall found the building material contains higher concentrations of bothersome chemicals, but said these would not cause the health issues or physical degradation of property that have been seen.

By Phil Gusman | Updated on November 22, 2009

A federal report on Chinese drywall found the building material contains higher concentrations of bothersome chemicals, but said these would not cause the health issues or physical degradation of property that have been seen.

Lori Saltzman, director, Division of Health Sciences, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), said elevated levels of strontium that were found do not pose a radiation safety risk to individuals and homes.

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