Article: FORMALDEHYDE LEVELS IN FLOOD-RELIEF MOBILE HOMES IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA FOUND TO BE BELOW LEVELS OF ACUTE HEALTH CONCERN

The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release:

Formaldehyde levels in mobile homes being used as temporary housing for victims of flooding in southeastern Minnesota are below those found in travel trailers used by victims of the Katrina hurricane in Louisiana and Mississippi, state health officials said in a report to legislators today. The levels found were also below most accepted health-based exposure standards.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) responded to concerns about potentially high levels of formaldehyde in temporary housing issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for southeastern Minnesota flood victims. Those concerns were based ...

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