The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has reported that testing conducted by federal and state agency radiation laboratories found no radiation safety risk to families in homes built with manufactured drywall.
Responding to recent news accounts about the possibility of imported drywall containing radioactive phosphogypsum, federal and state agency radiation laboratories analyzed multiple samples of drywall obtained by the CPSC and the Florida Department of Health(FLDOH). Twenty-one samples were analyzed from homes and manufacturers of drywall. Seventeen were obtained by CPSC from manufacturers and suppliers in multiple states, and four were obtained by FLDOH from homes exhibiting copper corrosion, odors and occupant complaints. Results of the phosphogypsum testing showed levels that do not pose a radiation safety risk to families.
CPSC stated that federal and state scientists believe that imported and domestically-manufactured drywall associated with these samples does not pose a radiological concern to consumers. For more information, visit the CPSC website here.
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