Federal agency details drywall air sampling goals

The process, while far from simple, has fundamental aims – to measure the levels of gases that may be emitted from the drywall. One example of the investigation in progress is the EPA’s involvement in performing air sampling and home monitoring in Louisiana and Florida. The CPSC is using 50 homes as a test population in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida, to gain samples from a broad array of possible sources.

Chinese Drywall in Alabama: A Growing Problem

Most recently, homeowners in Alabama have been complaining about Chinese drywall problems. The largest number of cases are coming from those in the cities of Birmingham and Mobile.