Toxic Trailers Blame Game
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Associated Press
Published: Wed, April 02, 2008 - 3:27 am
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 3:54 am
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 3:54 am
formaldehyde in mobile homes that have been put aside for possible
use by disaster victims.
Some of the thousands of mobile homes stored for use after
disasters have formaldehyde levels about the same as in housing
that's already been found to be unsafe for survivors of the 2005
Gulf Coast hurricanes.
That's according to Federal Emergency Management Agency test
results obtained by The Associated Press.
Of the 32 mobile homes tested in Arkansas, three had levels high
enough to put possible residents at an increased risk of cancer and
respiratory illnesses.
There are more than 7,500 mobile homes stored at the Hope
Municipal Airport in Arkansas. A contractor tested some of them to
see if they were suitable for storm victims in Arkansas and
Tennessee, which were hit by deadly tornadoes in February.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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