Homes Contain Toxic Chinese Drywall Are Put Up For Sale. For months, we have reported on homeowner complaints regarding Chinese drywall. Now, it seems, homes known to contain the toxic drywall are being put up for sale. According to WINK News, a never occupied home in Northwest Cape Coral—four bedrooms and two baths—is up for sale … [Read more...]
Chinese Drywall Found in Foreclosed Homes
Lennar Has Begun Removing Defective Chinese Drywall in Florida Homes
Defective Chinese Drywall Removal Starts. Removal efforts are underway in a Florida neighborhood hard hit by problems with defective Chinese drywall. According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune, builder Lennar Homes has work crews gutting about a half dozen homes in the Montauk Point Crossing area of its Heritage Harbour development in … [Read more...]
Air Fresheners Pollute Homes with Dangerous Phthalates
Air Fresheners Contain Chemicals That Have Negative Effects. Air fresheners, a product most Americans use at least once a day, often contain chemicals that can negatively affect hormones and reproductive development, especially in babies. Those conclusions come from research conducted by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), … [Read more...]
Coffeyville Resources Says it will Buy Some Homes Destroyed by Oil Spill
Coffeyville Resources Refinery Will Buy Homes That Was Damage. Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing says that it is willing to buy back homes that sustained the most damage as a result of last month’s massive oil spill at the company’s refinery. Under the plan, qualified residents will be reimbursed for 110-percent of … [Read more...]
Deadly Radon Gas Poses Health Threat in Many Homes
Radon Gas Can Cause Lung Cancer. Long-Term Exposure To Radon Gas Can Cause Lung Cancer. Radon is a colorless, odorless, and radioactive gas that seeps into buildings from the underlying soil. Experts claim that long-term exposure to the gas can cause lung cancer. While radon is present in low amounts in the air (about 0.4 … [Read more...]
Study: Radon Risk in Homes Underestimated
Radon Risk Posed By Exposure. The health risk posed by residential radon exposure may be 50 percent higher than indicated by previous studies, say University of Iowa researchers. "I think the risk posed by radon is really underestimated," says R. William Field, a research scientist at the University of Iowa College of Public … [Read more...]
