Re: sheetrock

bartermn@epix.net
Fri, 26 Mar 1999 21:30:53 -0800

Eric D Nash wrote:
>
> I wonder if there is
> some minor ingredient in Sheetrock (r) (tm) which it's producer is not
> required to tell us about, some unhealthy ingredient which is
> 'proprietary' and unlisted?

Anything's possible, Eric. The ingredients are listed below according to
CGC, Canadian Gypsum Company Inc.<http://www.cgcinc.com/msds/welcome.htm>

Sheetrock contents:
Gypsum or Calcium Sulphate Dihydrate
Recycled Paper (Cellulose)
Vermiculite
Starch
Crystalline Silica
Paraffin Wax†

May contain the following:
Fibrous Glass (Textile Grade)
Boric Acid
Potassium Sulphate

All ingredients of this product are included in the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance
Inventory. All components of this product are included in the Canadian
Domestic Substances List (DSL) or the Canadian Non-Domestic Substances
List (NDSL).


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