TAMPA, FL -- Could tainted Chinese drywall contain radioactive matter? Local health officials and investigators say it's unlikely.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting drywall shipped to the United States by at least four Chinese firms contained a radioactive substance.
Wednesday, both the Florida Department of Health and local independent investigators say there is no basis to support the claims.
The Health Department says trace levels of radioactive matter were present in the first round of tests, but nothing that would exceed normal environmental conditions.
Following the reports, Senator Bill Nelson said
“So far, the tests performed by the EPA and the state Department of Health have not detected radioactive materials in Chinese drywall samples from Florida,” said U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. “But, based on these reports I’ve asked the EPA to go back and specifically look for this stuff.”Health officials expect the results of their second round of air quality testing in late July or early August.
