Moisture or to reduce the corrosiveness of the soil’s alkalinity. Kenyans may also know gypsum as the whitish stuff found in surgical and orthopedic casts, toothpaste, cosmetics and drugs.įor gardeners, it can be used as a naturalĪdditive to soil to enhance its ability to retain The mineral is also used as an additive in foods such as ice cream, flour and KenyaĪnd just like asbestos was popular prior to its banning, many people also use gypsum every day in construction. Knowledge of its toxic effects caused its demiseĪs a mainstream construction and fireproofing material in most countries. Physical properties and was used in electrical insulation for hotplate wiring and inīuilding insulation. Material in wiring and construction to a human health hazard,” Orago says.Ĭentury as manufacturers’ and builders’ favourite material because of its desirable “We remember how asbestos rose from being a much-loved It is actually the most widely used ofĪll interior construction materials, mostly as a surface material for walls and ceilings and to fill cavities. Paris and fertilisers, and in the building industry. Occurs chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used to make plaster of Gypsum is a soft white or gray mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulfate. Similar concerns about the harmful, man-made gypsum building materials have been raised In its natural state, gypsum is a rather harmless building material that is even used in baking of breads.īut due to the ongoing construction boom in Kenya, large amounts of dangerous, artificial gypsumīuilding materials are now being imported into the country.ĭirector Francis Orago says the government should investigate this because Some of those immaculate wallboards, plasterboards and other gypsum products in living rooms and offices
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