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Article: CDC TO BEGIN TESTING TRAILERS FOR FORMALDEHYDE

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December 13, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry issued the following press release:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that testing for formaldehyde levels in trailers and mobile homes will begin Friday, December 21, 2007. Testing will take place in Mississippi and Louisiana. The testing comes in response to a request from FEMA for assistance in answering questions related to indoor air quality and health in order to answer concerns raised by residents and community members.

CDC will begin indoor air sampling to determine formaldehyde levels inside a ...

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