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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. CPSC study confirms homeowner's worst fears about Chinese drywall

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  5. Lennar admits drywall problems, but it's only a drop in the ...

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    In an SEC filing Friday, Lennar (LEN) admitted that it has identified 400 Florida homes that have problems with defective Chinese drywall and has set aside $39.8 million to fix the problem. But ...

  6. List of countries by cancer rate - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per 100,000 population among countries, based on the 2018 GLOBOCAN statistics and including all cancer types (some earlier statistics excluded non-melanoma skin cancer).

  7. Chinese drywall a hazard to American homeowners - AOL

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    Owners of Florida homes built between 2004 and 2005 have discovered dangerous Chinese drywall to be behind heating and air conditioning system failures, as well as air quality issues in their homes.

  8. Chronic disease in China - Wikipedia

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    Chronic, non-communicable diseases account for an estimated 80% of total deaths and 70% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost in China. Cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are the leading causes of both death and of the burden of disease, and exposure to risk factors is high: more than 300 million men smoke cigarettes and 160 million adults are ...

  9. Legal Briefing: $2.6 Million in Toxic Chinese Drywall Case - AOL

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    A daily look at legal news and the business of law: Toxins in Chinese Products: They're Not Just For Toys Anymore In recent years, much attention has been given to toxic imports from China ...