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Posted Sun Apr 6 2008: from Indianapolis Star:
Toxic fears extend beyond Katrina trailers http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1207500386
"When Shelly Higdon went camping in her new 27-foot travel trailer, she didn't expect to get a headache and sore throat or lose her voice, or her 8-year-old son to get a nosebleed. After she got home, she and her family had the trailer tested. They were shocked: Airborne formaldehyde in the travel trailer was seven times the amount considered acceptable by scientists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency....At issue is the urea formaldehyde put in glue used to make plywood and particle board that is fashioned into furniture, cupboards and floors. As an RV or camper cabin warms up, formaldehyde slowly seeps from the glue as a colorless gas."
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Three observations: #1: if the scientists at the EPA think it's bad, you know it REALLY sucks!; #2: Since RVs pollute so badly, is it so illogical for them to be toxic? #3: You mean my Minnie Winnie might be Pissy Wissy?

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