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ToxicTrailers.com is dedicated to providing information about formaldehyde poisoning, and advocating effective government regulations. The government spent more than $2 billion on FEMA trailers with hazardous levels of formaldehyde, and now has dumped more than 103,000 former FEMA trailers known to be toxic on the market. If you are living in a former FEMA trailer and want a free test for formaldehyde, e-mail nicholas.shapiro@anthro.ox.ac.uk.
The FEMA trailer tragedy exposed what is a widespread problem in RVs, mobile homes, modular buildings and even conventional buildings. If you are having burning eyes, congestion, sore throat, coughing, breathing difficulties, frequent sinus infections or rashes, and difficulties concentrating, you may have a formaldehyde problem. For questions or to share your story, write 4becky@cox.net.
To make a complaint about former FEMA travel trailers being advertised or rented as permanent housing in violation of the sales contract, e-mail david.robbins@gsa.gov.
Plywood made with Soyad, soy-based alternative too formaldehyde glue, is available at Home Depot at no extra cost. For a eco friendly travel trailer built with materials that don't outgas formaldehyde, see http://www.goevergreenrv.com/.

Saturday, May 19, 2007

CBS Evening News reveals FEMA knew about problem

CBS Evening News once again had a lead story on formaldehyde in FEMA trailers last night (Friday, May 18). See link on the right for details about how internal documents show FEMA knew more than a year ago that many of the trailers have excessive levels of formaldehyde. FEMA testing showed 20 or 28 trailers exceeded the .1 ppm limit, with a couple being ten times over the limit. The show also has Sen. Mary Landrieu calling for a Congressional investigation and saying, "This takes the cake. Now people living in the trailers have to worry if their children are breathing fumes that could cancer or some other disease."
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