The test confirmation by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) came two years after reports had come in about the residents living in the trailers provided by FEMA. The trailers were placed along the Gulf Coast in the state of Mississippi. The test confirmed that there was a high concentration of formaldehyde fumes in those trailers.
Cases of complaints included: difficulties in breathing, constant migrates, and nose bleeds. The test had revealed that the levels of formaldehyde in the trailers were at a dangerous and hazardous level. This test was conducted at the request of FEMA. Currently, the agency is working hard to relocate all residents to new temporary housing.
The CDC discovered that the levels of formaldehyde in some trailers were 40 times greater than typical exposure levels. This raises many fears and concerns that residents could suffer health effects for a very long time.
FEMA was urged that it needed to relocate those residents before summer time because those toxic levels will increase due to the summer heat. In addition, FEMA is urged to take first priority with families that have children, elderly, and those with other medical conditions.
“We’re going to work very hard to meet their recommendations,” said David Paulison, the FEMA director.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer and the United States Environmental Protection Agency both classify formaldehyde as a carcinogen.
There is one question that should be asked, due to the current GOP and Democratic races: Would the results of the test have any bearing on the US elections?
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