CDC: Particleboard is The FEMA Trailer Problem

By Associated Press
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Recent testing seems to identify particleboard as the culprit of harmful formaldeyhyde fumes in thousands of trailers that housed Gulf Coast hurricane victims. CDC: Particleboard is The FEMA Trailer Problem
Published: Thu, July 03, 2008 - 10:38 am Last Updated: Mon, August 11, 2008 - 4:55 pm
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Scientists say particleboard appears to be a
main source of potentially harmful fumes in the government-issued
trailers that have housed thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane
victims.
A study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends using different building materials to produce
emergency housing for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Tests ordered by the CDC looked at formaldehyde emissions in the
walls, floors, ceilings, tables and cabinets in four FEMA trailers
that weren't occupied by hurricane victims.
Formaldehyde is a preservative commonly used in construction
materials that can cause breathing problems and also is believed to
cause cancer.
Government scientists also found potentially dangerous levels of
formaldehyde in many units used by hurricane victims.

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