CDC/ATSDR’s Response to Problem Drywall
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have been working since spring 2009 to support the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in learning more about problem drywall and potential related health risks.
For the latest updates about problem drywall, visit the CPSC Drywall Information Centerexternal icon.
ATSDR has examined whether breathing sulfur compounds released into the air from problem drywall posed a health hazard.
- Fact Sheet pdf icon[PDF – 449 KB]
- Final Health Consultation pdf icon[PDF – 2.73 MB]
- Media Advisory
- Supporting Documents:
- Georgia Institute of Technology Modeling Reports
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Reports (LBNL)
LBNL Chamber Emissions Study, October 2010 pdf icon[PDF – 1.5 MB]external icon
ATSDR has many scientists with special training to find out about health effects from chemicals.
- CDC/ATSDR worked closely with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and state health departments to learn about possible health problems from living in a home with problem drywall.
- CDC/ATSDR works with national and local partners to share current and accurate information about drywall.
- If you are health care provider, and would like to speak to an environmental specialist about your patient’s concerns, please contact your closest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)external icon
- PEHSU Developed Fact Sheets
- Recommendations Related to Health Effects from Chinese Drywall Revised pdf icon[PDF – 75KB]external icon
- Recommendations Related to Pregnancy and Developmental Outcomes from Chinese Drywall pdf icon[PDF – 61KB]external icon
- Recommendations for the General Public Related to Health Effects from Chinese Drywall Revised pdf icon[PDF – 75KB]external icon
- PEHSU Developed Fact Sheets
- Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) ToxFAQ™
Review of deaths
The review summarizes investigations by state public health authorities of the medical records of 11 people who died and had lived in or visited homes reported to contain problem drywall. Authorities concluded that problem drywall was not a factor in the deaths. Read the Reviewpdf iconexternal icon
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CPSC Drywall Information Centerexternal icon
Central repository of information from all the federal agencies working on problem drywall
