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Toxic Chinese Drywall Suspected Source Of Health Problems For C. Florida Homeowners, Pets; May Also Be Cause Of Home Equipment, Electronics Failures
In Manatee County, Florida, the Sarasota Herald Tribune reports: As the investigation into toxic Chinese drywall continues, a single street in Manatee County appears to be ground zero for the largest cluster of problem homes...

Chinese Drywall Goes Political
We learned this week that Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp's residence in North Ft. Myers is affected with the Chinese drywall. Ironically, the house was built by Aubuchon Homes, owned by none other than Kottkamp's replacement in the Florida Legislature Gary Aubuchon (R-Cape Coral)...

Chinese Drywall Defects Affecting Southwest Florida Homes
During the housing boom of 2005-06, huge building contracts such as Lennar Homes and Aubuchon subcontracted their drywall needs to Chinese companies. It all looked good at the time...

Chinese Drywall. If You Think That Is Bad.....Just Wait.
Absurdity, Allegory and China is doing an excellent job in covering the recent problems with Chinese drywall that have cropped up in Florida. AAC has done a series of posts on this issue, the most recent one, entitled, "Just Follow the Links," which, as its name implies, links over to the previous ones...

Does Your Home Contain Foul Smelling Chinese-Made Drywall
This issue was first brought to my attention by fellow blogger, Wayne Parsons, in a January 2, 2009 blog, "Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor in Homes." Apparently, health department and building officials across the Southeast have been getting a lot of reports about Chinese drywall which, according to the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors, emits much higher levels of sulfur, methane, and other volatile organic compounds than is considered safe for humans...

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