Hazard Assessment of Copper Corrosion and Air-Conditioner Evaporator Coil Failures Possibly Associated with Imported Drywall.
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Case Definition and Other Helpful Links
Reported drywall cases to date (information subject to change - Map image below opens a larger 528 KB PDF version in a new window - Download the free Adobe Acrobat reader 8 or 9 version) *
Need Assistance?
- File a Consumer Complaint
- IRS Provides
Relief for Homeowners with Corrosive Drywall - Press Release, September
30, 2010 - United States Internal Revenue Services
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Revenue Procedure 2010-36 (20 KB PDF) enables affected taxpayers to
treat damages from corrosive drywall as a casualty loss and provides a "safe
harbor" formula for determining the amount of the loss - United States
Internal Revenue Services
- IRS tax relief, July 2, 2009, Internal Revenue Service ( < 1MB PDF)
- Senator Bill Nelson wrote a
letter to the Florida Surgeon General (450 KB PDF opens in new window), Dr. Ana Viamonte-Ros, to
indicate that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are directing
mortgage companies to provide a forbearance of up to six months for
homeowners affected by corrosive drywall. To know if your loan is owned or
guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac visit:
http://www.fanniemae.com/loanlookup/
or
https://ww3.freddiemac.com/corporate/
- HUD to Assist Homeowners Facing Problem Drywall - December 22, 2009, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2009/HUDNo.09-237
- Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) remediation settlement (4.9 MB PDF) - December, 2010
- Florida Division of Emergency Management - Memorandum:
Interim Emergency Management Director David Halstead To FEMA Regional
Administrator Phillip May Regarding Chinese Drywall March 10, 2010.
- Guide for health care providers,
Updated March 3, 2011, US Centers for Disease Control
Letters and Other Helpful Information
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Proceedings from the Technical Symposium on Corrosive Imported Drywall -
http://www.drywallsymposium.com
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Federal Trade Commission, Press Release, December 11, 2009 -
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/chinesedrywall.shtm
Beware of Bogus Tests, Inspections, and Fixes for Damaged Drywall
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Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Alert, December 2009 -
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt164.shtm
Defective Imported Drywall: Don't Get Nailed by Bogus Tests and Treatments
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Letter to the Federal Trade Commission - (208 KB PDF opens in new
window) November 16, 2009, Florida Senator Bill Nelson, and other 6 senators
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Letter from Senator Nelson to President Barack Obama - (16 KB PDF opens
in new window) October 29, 2009, Florida Senator Bill Nelson
- US EPA Drywall Letter to Governor Crist - May 26, 2009, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Memorandum: Interim Drywall Disposal Guidelines - May 28, 2009, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- US Centers for Disease Control Drywall Letter to Governor Crist - May 20, 2009, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Drywall Fraudulent Notices - May 19, 2009 Florida Department of Health, Lee County Health Department
- View the video - April 29, 2009, Dr. David Krause's presentation regarding issues related to imported drywall found in structures throughout Florida
- Con Artist Consumer Advisory - April 23, 2009, Florida Attorney General
- Drywall Power Point Presentation (HTML Version). Download original power point file (10.3 MB Zipped Power Point file) - February 25, 2009, Florida Department of Health
Drywall Analysis Reports
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Corrosive Imported Drywall Technical Symposium - November 5-6, 2009 - Tampa, FL
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On October 29, 2009 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released
documents as part of work being performed by the CPSC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Virginia Department of Health,
and the Florida Department of Health. These agencies coordinated efforts to investigate and analyze how corrosive drywall entered the country, where it was used, what is in it, and what impact it may have on human health and corrosion of electrical and metal components.
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CPSC and EPA Reports
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Drywall Information Center - June 2009, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Contractor's Report: Evaluation of Homes Reported to Be Constructed with Domestic Drywall
(428 K PDF) - 4/12/2011 - Complete report on evaluation guidelines
for homes with Corrosive drywall.
- CPSC/HUD Press Release, HUD and CPSC Issue Guidance on Identifying Problem Drywall in Homes - January 28, 2010
- http://www.cpsc.gov/info/drywall/hud10020.html
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CPSC Corrosive Drywall Press Release - 1/31/2011 - CDC Review Finds No
Link Between Problem Drywall and 11 Reported Deaths
- CDC Report to CPSC - 1/3/2011 - Summary of State Health Department
Reviews of Deaths Reported to and Investigated by the Consumer Product
Safety Commission Related to Exposure to Imported Drywall.
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Technical evaluation by federal and state scientists of phosphogypsum - August 10, 2009, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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CPSC Imported Drywall
Investigation Status Report - (294 KB PDF opens in a new window ) October,
2009, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- USCPSC Press Statement Regarding Drywall and Phosphogypsum - undated, US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- CPSC Investigation of Imported Drywall Status Report - July, 2009, US Consumer Product Safety Commission ( < 1MB PDF)
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Executive summary of
interagency studies on corrosive imported drywall
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Tab A: an elemental study of drywall
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Tab B: preliminary findings from
chamber studies
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Tab C: report on a 10-home air
monitoring study (8.5 MB .zip file)
- Results and procedures used by the Florida Department of Health to
investigate the four homes it studied as part of the 10-home air monitoring
study. Interpretation and findings for the Florida data are included in the
CPSC's 10-home air monitoring study report
(796 KB PDF)
- Florida Reports
Questions?
Call your local County Health Department Environmental Health staff, or the Department of Health at 850-245-4288 or 800-543-8279.
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