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Chinese drywall causes problems on the Treasure Coast[FL][Health Problems]
TC Palm ^
| 24 Dec 2008
| WPTV.com
Posted on 12/30/2008 6:51:51 PM PST by BGHater
PORT ST. LUCIE — Martin and St. Lucie counties are two of nearly a dozen counties where complaints of possible exposure to the contaminated drywall in new homes have arisen.
The problem may have been sparked by drywall imported during the local construction boom of 2004 and 2005.
Some common symptoms are irritated eyes, coughing, sneezing, difficulty breathing, and symptoms similar to bronchitis and asthma.
The contaminated Chinese drywall may be emitting one of several sulfur compounds including sulfur dioxide or hydrogen sulfide. While exposure to fumes from sulfur dioxide can create irritation and breathing disorders, exposure to hydrogen sulfide can be deadly.
Exposure to 50 parts per million of hydrogen sulfide for more than ten minutes can cause extreme irritation. Inhalation of 500 to 1,000 parts per million can cause unconsciousness and death through respiratory paralysis and asphyxiation, according to environmental experts.
TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: china; drywall; florida; globalism; lazmatazsnortsgypsum; madeinchina; poison; toxicchina; trade
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posted on
12/30/2008 6:51:52 PM PST
by
BGHater
To: JACKRUSSELL
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posted on
12/30/2008 6:52:28 PM PST
by
BGHater
(Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
To: BGHater
a builder told me a few years ago that concrete was being rationed because there was so much demand.
To: BGHater
The [not so] Great (dry)Wall of China.
To: the invisib1e hand
2006, in Florida an entire month of concrete was sent to China. No concrete was available. Serious.
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posted on
12/30/2008 6:55:33 PM PST
by
BGHater
(Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
To: BGHater
Think of the American jobs lost to Chinese manufacturers who make and sell this crap. The insane drive for profits lures so many companies into the trap of closing US facilities and importing obviously inferior products into the US to fatten margins.
Problem is, our standard of living is eroding as everything we buy gets shabbier and shabbier. I'd LOVE to buy some AMERICAN made work gloves for the field like my ancestors used to buy. How do I know the sweaty gloves aren't poisoning me????
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posted on
12/30/2008 6:57:46 PM PST
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
To: BGHater
I won’t even use a toothpaste brush (or toothpaste) that’s made in China.
7
posted on
12/30/2008 6:58:10 PM PST
by
HighlyOpinionated
(Cultural conditions, not gun laws, are the most important factors in a nation's crime rate.)
To: BGHater
We’re importing drywall now?
Good grief.
8
posted on
12/30/2008 6:58:33 PM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Resist the Obamination!)
To: BGHater
a “month of concrete?” Help me out...
To: BGHater
Does that drywall burn in a Chinese fire drill?
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posted on
12/30/2008 6:59:42 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: BGHater
China will change their ways any day now.
Yep any day now.
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:00:13 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: 88keys; Matchett-PI; mcmuffin; 3D-JOY; WorkerbeeCitizen; shove_it; drj; Sax; Normal4me; ...
Too close for comfort
Brevard County, Florida ping.
Let me know if you want on or off this list.
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:00:54 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(once you get to really know people, there are always better reasons than [race] for despising them.)
To: reagan_fanatic
We’re importing drywall now?Manhattan is laden with manhole covers made in India. The only rationale I can think of is, it must have cost nothing to ship as they were probably desired for balast. That's the reason, incidentally, why there are slate roofs in Richmond, Virginia (it was used as ballast on ships from the Northeast). Or so I've been told.
To: reagan_fanatic
We’re importing drywall now?This sounds like some BS cooked up by some ambulance chaser condo case lawyers in south Florida with the aid of some moron reporters.
Maybe a few contractors used "Chinese" drywall, but I am a building inspector and have been on thousands of job sites in S Florida and have never heard of or seen it.
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:04:59 PM PST
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: Rome2000
but I am a building inspector and have been on thousands of job sites in S Florida and have never heard of or seen it.kewl. So, do you have a numbered Swiss bank account and manse in the Tortugas?
To: BGHater
Here in Idaho there was a housing development that was behind schedule because of Chinese concrete demand. That was in ‘05/’06. Still not sure if it ever got completed, but now they can’t sell the houses anyways.
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:08:07 PM PST
by
Domandred
(Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
To: the invisib1e hand
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:11:49 PM PST
by
BGHater
(Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
To: BGHater
Looks like you worked really hard on that post.
To: BGHater
China Industries International
Made in CHINA!!!their new corporate logo...
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:14:45 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: the invisib1e hand
Dly warr? Nevel held of it.
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posted on
12/30/2008 7:17:40 PM PST
by
shove_it
(and have a nice day)
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