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  2. Chinese drywall - Wikipedia

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    Drywall, also known as plasterboard, is a building material typically consisting of gypsum-based plaster extruded between two thick sheets of paper and kiln-dried.. Drywall was imported by the United States during the construction boom between 2004 and 2007, spurred by a shortage of American-made drywall due to the rebuilding demand of nine hurricanes that hit Florida from 2004 to 2005, and ...

  3. Toxic Chinese drywall turns U.S. homes into smelly cancer traps

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    But Hovnanian's problems with bad drywall could be just a fraction of stinky imported building materials that may have turned thousands of U.S. homes into cancer traps. The drywall may be in tens ...

  4. The lawyers have landed in the uproar over Chinese drywall - AOL

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    The continuing saga of homeowners facing problems with Chinese drywall continued this week with a major update by USA Today. For those that are unaware of the issue, Chinese drywall reportedly ...

  5. Chinese drywall homes should be gutted says HUD & CPSC ... - AOL

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    Chinese made drywall pose serious health and structural threats according to tests by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

  6. Environmental issues in China - Wikipedia

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    Because of the emissions created from the factories, the number of people diagnosed with cancer in China has increased. Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer that is plaguing the population. In 2015, there were more than 4.3 million new cancer cases in the country and more than 2.8 million people died from the disease. [47]

  7. Pollution in China - Wikipedia

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    The immense population growth in the People's Republic of China since the 1980s has resulted in increased soil pollution. [citation needed] The State Environmental Protection Administration believes it to be a threat to the environment, food safety and sustainable agriculture. 38,610 square miles (100,000 km 2) of China's cultivated land have been polluted, with contaminated water being used ...

  8. Chinese Drywall Maker Reaches Settlement - AOL

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  9. American Journal of Cancer Research - Wikipedia

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    It covers all areas of clinical oncology and experimental cancer research and publishes review articles, original articles, and editorials. It is published by e-Century Publishing Corporation. The editor-in-chief is Dr. Mien-Chie Hung. [1] [2] The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded. [4]