Toxic drywall from China

Mar 13, 2009 3 Replies
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> Didja hear that Mr. President is now urging Americans
> and other citizens to go out and spend money to
> resurrect the economy? Wasn't that George's line after
> 9-11?

That's been going on since after the 2nd WW.



Growth and development is what is suppose to keep us all surving. Yet at the same time, growth and development is choking the life out of us.



And as a side note, since you are in the building trades, you might want to go to google news and google "drywall" and "china".



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It could be shaping up to be one of the worst 'sick building syndrome' events in north American history. But I suppose that is debatable thus far.


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On 3/12/2009 6:00 PM Chickity China The Chinese Chicken spake thus:

I was a little surprised to find out in one article

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that Nat'l Gypsum's drywall has a lot of cellulose fiber in it:

National Gypsum uses pulp paper in its drywall, which includes cellulose fibers, but company officials said cellulose makes up far less than half of its drywall.

"Less than half"? Boy, that certainly is reassuring ... (The Chinese stuff was found to be half cellulose by an American researcher.)

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"Chickity China The Chinese Chicken" wrote in message news:gpceoj$sev$ snipped-for-privacy@news.albasani.net...

Heres a link to this morning's newspaper. Now there is a big impact on the housing market as if the current downturn and rampant foreclosures were not troubles enough,

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