Post by Mink on Jul 13, 2008 13:39:05 GMT -5
It would have been a great idea had they not wound up being toxic.....
cbs2chicago.com/health/katrina.trailers.toxic.2.653973.html
ATLANTA (CBS News) ¯ The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will step up efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fumes from 519 tested trailer and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi were - on average - about five times what people are exposed to in most modern homes.
CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian first reported the health risks from the trailers last May.
cbs2chicago.com/health/katrina.trailers.toxic.2.653973.html
ATLANTA (CBS News) ¯ The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will step up efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of more than 35,000 trailers because tests indicate some of the temporary homes contain high levels of formaldehyde.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fumes from 519 tested trailer and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi were - on average - about five times what people are exposed to in most modern homes.
CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian first reported the health risks from the trailers last May.
