The Associated Press • July 2, 2008 NEW ORLEANS — 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 storm victims. A study released Wednesday 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 tested the air quality inside hundreds of FEMA trailers and...
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