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Formaldehyde levels in FEMA-supplied travel trailers, park models, and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi
Murphy MW , Lando JF , Kieszak SM , Sutter ME , Noonan GP , Brunkard JM , McGeehin MA . Indoor Air 2012 23 (2) 134-41 In 2006, area physicians reported increases in upper respiratory symptoms in patients living in FEMA-supplied trailers following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. One potential etiology to explain their symptoms included formaldehyde; however, formaldehyde levels in these occupied trailers were unknown. The objectives of our study were to identify formaldehyde levels in occupied trailers and to determine factors or characteristics of occupied trailers that could affect formaldehyde levels. A disproportionate random sample of 519 FEMA-supplied trailers was identified in Louisiana and Mississippi in November 2007. We collected and tested an air sample from each trailer for formaldehyde levels and administered a survey. Formaldehyde levels among all trailers in this study ranged from 3 parts per billion (ppb) to 590 ppb, with a geometric mean of 77 ppb (95% confidence interval [CI]: 70-85; range: 3-590 ppb). There were statistically significant differences in formaldehyde levels between trailer types (p<0.01). The geometric mean formaldehyde level was 81 ppb (95% CI: 72-92) among travel trailers (n=360), 57 ppb (95% CI: 49-65) among mobile homes (n=57), and 44 ppb (95% CI: 38-53) among park models (n=44). Among travel trailers, formaldehyde levels varied significantly by brand. While formaldehyde levels varied by trailer type, all types tested had some levels ≥100 ppb. (Published 2012. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.) |
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