Hurricane Katrina Death Toll
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Associated Press
Published: Tue, November 06, 2007 - 5:13 pm
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 5:15 pm
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 5:15 pm
quality in trailers occupied by hurricane victims.
Last Friday, scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention in Atlanta were scheduled to begin testing FEMA trailers
in Mississippi and Louisiana for levels of formaldehyde, a
carcinogen that can cause respiratory problems.
But the tests were postponed indefinitely at FEMA's request,
before they started.
FEMA spokeswoman Mary Margaret Walker said today (Tuesday) the
agency wants to finalize the testing process among other reasons
before the tests are conducted.
Hundreds of Gulf Coast families have asked FEMA to move them out
of trailers amid concerns that the units are exposing them to
hazardous levels of formaldehyde.
The CDC planned to test at least 300 trailers in Mississippi and
Louisiana whose occupants volunteered for the study.
It's not clear when testing now will start.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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