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Public health implications of Chinese-manufactured drywall
  • Published Date:
    May 2, 2014
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF - 449.69 KB]


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  • Corporate Authors:
    United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
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  • Description:
    Background -- Measuring sulfur compound emissions from drywall -- Estimating health risk from sulfur compounds in indoor air -- Findings -- Recommendations

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has examined whether breathing sulfur compounds released into the air from problem drywall posed a health hazard. This factsheet explains how ATSDR conducted this evaluation, what we found, and what steps you can take if you experience symptoms that you believe are associated with problem drywall.

  • Document Type:
    Pamphlet (or booklet)
  • Collection(s):
    Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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