Legislators Neal and Gobi tour home affected by pyrrhotite issue
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Modified: 4/11/2021 1:44:01 PM
WALES — U.S Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) joined State Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and State Rep. Brian Ashe (D-East Longmeadow), on Tuesday in Wales for a tour of two area homes where the foundation is crumbling due to the presence of pyrrhotite in the concrete aggregate. Pyrrhotite is a rare iron-sulfide mineral that expands, deteriorates and cracks when exposed to water and oxygen until it inevitably fails. It is estimated that as many as 1,500 homes or more in Massachusetts may have had their foundations poured with the defective material. In Massachusetts, the full scope of this issue is still unknown.