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Chinese Drywall in Port St. Lucie’s Tradition Community

Chinese-made drywall is suspected as the cause of sulfuric gases corroding wires, pipes and even air-conditioning components throughout Florida and across the country, all the while throwing off a sulfur-like smell. Once thought to be contained to Southwest Florida, problems with Chinese-manufactured drywall were recently reported in Palm Beach County and along the Treasure Coast. Michael Vega, who rents a condo in Port St. Lucie’s Tradition community with his wife, asked, “Who knows what this drywall could be doing to us? If it affects metal, what can it do to flesh?”

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