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Imported sheetrocks

Background

controversy - only chinese or American too

strontium

Sulfur components

Hydrogen sulfide and other chemicals

Scams

2004-2007 construction boom - FL, LA

Risks managed

Bogus test kits, home inspection offers, ozone generators and chemical cleaners

The Consumer Product Safety Commission on behalf of the US-EPA identified problem drywall to be corrosive in nature, effecting primarily copper which leads to deterioration of items such as refrigerators, HVAC evaporator coils, and wiring. This defective building material was utilized in the US between 2001 – 2008.

  • Home insurance-Repair and Replacement, remediation and inspection
  • Court settlement
  • Tax deductions

warnings : Defective drywall cannot be determined by testing a home's air, or corrected by chemical sprays or ozone generators

Topic outline

Chinese "drywall"

By: Thenmozhi Deepalingam

Background

What was the issue or risk?

Complaints

Risks assessment methods

Tools used to assess risks

Risk management

Scam

Methods to Assess risk

On August 27, 2010, the Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development released “Interim Guidance- Identification of Homes with Corrosion from Problem Drywall”

I

Complaints

Health related: Respiratory

Other complaints: Foul odors, corroded pipes and wiring

Step One: A Threshold Inspection

Step Two: Corroborating Evidence

Documentation- blackening of copper wiring and/or air conditioner coils and installed between the years of 2001 and 2008.

2001-2004 Installations 4/5

2004-2008 installations 2/5

1.corrosion of copper

2.Made in china/Knauf Tianjin

3.Elemental Sulfur levels exceeding 10ppm

4.Elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, and/or carbon disulfide emission

5.Corrosion of copper forming copper sulfide in controlled laboratory conditions

References

1.http://assuredbio.com/lab-services/chinese-drywall/

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_drywall

3. https://www.scrt.org/scrt-free-reports/156-chinese-drywall-risk-management-issues/file

4.https://www.cpsc.gov/safety-education/safety-education-centers/drywall-information-center/how-can-i-tell-if-my-home-has-problem-drywall

5.http://www.pennsylvaniaconstructionlawyer.com/blog/new-federal-law-targets-defective-chinese-drywall/

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