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Mar 23, 2009 7:35 pm US/Eastern

Fla. Health Dept. Inspects Possibly Drywall Danger

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MIAMI (CBS4) ― The imported drywall that may have been used to build your home may produce a foul smelling gas that can corrode wiring and A/C units in your home. But now doctors are looking at what it may be doing to you.

The Florida Health Department has confirmed that drywall from China produces a variety of sulfur-type gases that smell like rotten eggs and can corrode copper wiring and air-conditioning systems.

Officials are now investigating if the gases also cause health problems.

"The impact on the human respiratory system is going to be different than it is on copper,' said David Krause, of the Florida Department of Health. "We are looking at the actual concentrations in the homes in the following months and hope to determine if we're experiencing concentrations that would result in human health and effects."

The Florida Dept. of Health has published information on their website for those who have the imported drywall in their home.

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