Makers of Katrina Trailers Grilled by Congress
It is about freaking time somebody tried to get to the bottom of this. Via ABC News.
On Wednesday, California Democrat Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said his investigation found that the government’s leading supplier of the trailers, Gulf Stream Coach Inc., knew about the public health dangers and did nothing about them.
Waxman’s investigation also found that four of the 11 occupied trailers tested by the trailer manufacturer had formaldehyde present at a level that is sufficient for medical monitoring.
Formaldehyde, a chemical widely used in building materials, can cause a variety of adverse health effects at high levels, such as watery eyes, burning in the eyes, nose and throat, nausea, coughing, wheezing and rashes, as well as triggering asthma attacks.
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