Air samples from 41 homes containing drywall made in China are analyzed . The results show that the Chinese drywall, which is used to make new homes, contains a variety of toxic chemicals including lead, cadmium, and mercury. ` They 're committed to helping us with the technical side of this investigation , '' he said . Nearly 2,100 reports detail smell , sickness , failed appliances , corrosion in homes . Drywall in question was imported during U.S. housing boom , from 2005 through 2007 .
Air samples from 41 homes containing drywall made in China are analyzed . The results show that the Chinese drywall, which is used to make new homes, contains a variety of toxic chemicals including lead, cadmium, and mercury. Nearly 2,100 reports detail smell , sickness , failed appliances , corrosion in homes . Drywall in question was imported during U.S. housing boom , from 2005 through 2007 .