VIRGINIA BEACH : The City Council voted Tuesday night to ban the use of Chinese drywall in the city. The resolution comes a week after the Norfolk City Council took the same action.

Councilman Jim Wood, who introduced the resolution, said the ban is a “stopgap measure” until federal regulatory agencies can deem the product safe.

The drywall, which emits a sulfuric acid and has been blamed for damaging air condition systems and wiring, also has been found in housing developments in Norfolk, Chesapeake, Williamsburg and northeastern North Carolina.

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