Corrosive, stinking Chinese drywall may be radioactive
| Health concerns are raised over the imported wallboard. Some drywall made with radioactive phosphogypsum, a waste byproduct, was shipped to the U.S. by at least four Chinese-based firms.
The final years of the U.S. housing boom and a disastrous series of Gulf Coast hurricanes created a golden opportunity for Chinese drywall manufacturers. Wi... 07/04/2009 04:00 (LaTimes business) Continue to read news >> |
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