Article: Two U-46 classroom trailers' formaldehyde levels test normal.(News)

Byline: Kerry Lester

klester@@dailyherald.com

Two trailers used for classrooms in Bartlett have tested normal for formaldehyde levels, Elgin Area School District U-46 said Monday.

Park Ridge-based Environ International Corp. found formaldehyde concentrations between 1 part per billion and 4.7 parts per billion in Nature Ridge Elementary School's two trailers.

Such concentration levels are considered acceptable, said David Regelbrugge, the industrial hygienist and senior manager at Environ who led the testing.

"Normal urban backgrounds generally range from 0.8 to 6.8 parts per billion," Regelbrugge said. "This was well within ...

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