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problem with Chinese drywall is that it creates a corrosive and potential hazardous indoor environment.

Strontium sulfide, present in Chinese drywall, combines with latent humidity in the air to create hydrogen sulfide, a highly corrosive gas according the OSHA. This corrosive gas reeks havoc on nearly every metal component in a home, ruining electronics and appliances. In addition Jessen Therrien World Baseball Classic Jersey , this corrosion attacks copper wiring, drastically increasing the risk of electrical fires.

Most significantly, the gases produced have been linked to various adverse health effects. The Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has identified that low level hydrogen sulfide can cause irritation to lungs, eyes, and nose and throat. In addition Jamie Romak World Baseball Classic Jersey , it can cause difficulty breathing in asthmatics. Some reports indicate that Chinese drywall also emits carbon disulfide. The ATSDR has acknowledged that carbon disulfide can cause headaches, tiredness, trouble sleeping, as well as various nervous disorders.

Chinese drywall is a developing problem. The drywall, imported sometime from 2000 and 2008 George Kottaras World Baseball Classic Jersey , emits gases that cause severe corrosion. These gases have been unofficially linked to adverse health effects including headaches, sinus infections, coughing, itching, eye and throat irritation.

The Consumer Products Safety Commission has confirmed a link between this material and the corrosion that has occurred. Many homes have reported air conditionings Freddie Freeman World Baseball Classic Jersey , appliances, and electronics that are failing very quickly. Sulfide based gases combine with airborne humidity and cause significant issues. The results is thick black corrosion. This corrosion seems to affect copper most significantly. Copper, one of the most commonly used metals in residential construction, is typically used in plumbing and electrical applications.

Chinese drywall victims are not limited to those homes that contain Chinese drywall. In a real estate market that has been generally depressed for the last three years or so, Chinese drywall adds to the litany of problems that homeowners have to overcome in order to sell their home.

The fear and stigma associated with Chinese drywall extends to entire neighborhoods and from those neighborhoods to other homes built by the same builder. For example Eric Wood World Baseball Classic Jersey , a home in a neighborhood is confirmed to contain Chinese drywall. Potential buyers are so scared that other homes in the neighborhood may contain Chinese drywall that they avoid the entire area. The knowledge within the real estate community is relatively wide spread. The fact that most potential buyers are avoiding the entire neighborhood depresses the price of not only the home or homes that do, in fact, contain Chinese drywall, but also the neighboring homes.

Similarly, potential buyers are avoiding homes built by any builder who has confirmed the use of Chinese drywall. The effect of this buyer fear and concern is significant and impacts more than 100 times as many homes as actually contain Chinese drywall.

Although several companies are offering tests Eric Gagne World Baseball Classic Jersey , most of these are simple visual inspection for symptoms. Similar to a doctor asking if you are coughing and sneezing, these inspections are not adequate for most purposes. Everyone knows that a true physical involves checking temperature, taking blood pressure measurements, and sampling blood for laboratory tests. Potential buyers are not comforted by a Chinese drywall test that the only checks for the symptoms of Chinese drywall. Just because a home does not show symptoms, one cannot guarantee that the home is free of Chinese drywall.