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Alarm raised over risky artificial gypsum products

A leading gypsum manufacturer has raised the alarm over health risks caused by artificial gypsum building materials made from industrial waste.

Although gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral that is mined, companies have recently begun to artificially create different types of synthetic gypsum products. Artificial or synthetic gypsum products are made from sulphur dioxide gases from coal-fired power plants, or from the production of phosphate fertilisers, or from the production of hydrofluoric acid.

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