Re: Chinese Drywall

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Please allow me to clear up your misinformation. The levels of
carbon disulfide, carbonyl sulfide and dimethyl sulfide
collected through both vacuum canister are direct reading
methods are below detectible limits of 2.5 ppb in over 95% of
houses sampled to date. This data is available both through
the Florida Department of Health and various environmental
companies retained by the State and private concerns.

If you knew anything about gas sampling, you would understand
the issues surrounding the collection of hydrogen sulfide.
Regardless of your ignorance, the levels of exposure to
hydrogen sulfide are below detectable limits.

Unless one is eating large quantities of Chinese drywall, the
level of toxicity is below any and all OSHA and NIOSH
standards and all the test data collected to date proves this
time and time again. Seems the only people attempting to push
the "Toxic Chinese Drywall" agenda are those who are
attempting to profiteer from ignorance.

If anyone wants the facts, please call the Florida Department
of Health at 850 -245-4147 or Jack Bowles, EPA Director of
State and Local Relations, at 202 564-3657.

A fool and his money are soon departed.

Concerned Citizen

On 7/03/09, Dr. Richard Lipsey, Jacksonville, FL wrote:
> I was informed about some misinformation that has been
> posted on this chat board and was asked to report the facts
> in case there are actually researchers and scientists that
> read posts on this chat board.
>
> Contrary to the erroneous claims of anonymous posters on
> this chat board, there have been high levels of hydrogen
> sulfide gas COMMONLY found in the air in homes in Louisiana
> and Florida as well as carbonyl sulfide and carbon disulfide
> when Chinese drywall has been used in the construction of
> homes.
>
> Contrary to misinformation posted on this chatboard,
> hydrogen sulfide is not only commonly found in the air from
> Chinese drywall samples, when sampling is done properly, but
> in high concentrations causing nose bleeds and burning the
> eyes, nose and throats of people living in the homes. I have
> taken hundreds of samples from homes in several states and
> the results are consistent. Iron disulfide is a contaminant
> in Chinese drywall with levels up to 2,400 ppm, while US
> drywall will average 349 ppm based on my sampling. Strontium
> sulfide levels, another contaminant,are many times higher in
> Chinese drywall compared to US drywall according to testing
> using XRF technology. This compound is known to produce
> hydrogen sulfide gas.
>
> The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
> Public Health Service, U. S. Dept. of Health and Human
> Services has published a minimum risk level of only 0.020
ppm
> in the air while EPA has established a chronic inhalation
> reference concentration of 0.002 mg/cubic meter of air in a
> home base on a no adverse effect level (NOAEL) of 13.9
> mg/cubic meter of air. ( 0.001 ppm = 0.002 mg/cubic meter of
> air.) These air levels are often exceeded in homes
containing
> Chinese drywall and inhalation is the primary method of
> exposure with hydrogen sulfide gas.
>
> I hope these facts clear up some of the misinformation
> concerning Chinese drywall is case there are scientists and
> researchers that read this chat board.
>
> Dr. Richard Lipsey (904) 398-2168
> 550 Water St, #1230, Jacksonville, FL 32202
> Toxicologist and former Univ. Florida Professor, Toxicology,
> & Adj Prof, Univ. N. FL, teaching OSHA HazMat certification,
> Fla. Comm. College Jax, Institute of Occ. Safety & Health,
> Florida Poison Info Center, Jax., Clinical Tox Advisory
Comm.
> www.richardlipsey.com