4 Responses to “Do all FEMA trailer campers have fameldahyde in them?”

1. Janella says:

   August 17, 2011 at 12:22 pm

   yes. it is an effect of the manufacturing process.
2. Trish says:

   August 17, 2011 at 1:05 pm

   Formaldehyde is in a lot of materials used in construction, such as particle board, insulation, and carpeting. Even a conventionally built home has traces of this substance. There does tend to be more in the cheaper materials. For example, particle board vs. virgin lumber.

   FEMA trailers, like other manufactured housing and, for that matter, like low-rent apartment buildings, tend to have a higher percentage of these cheaper materials, but it’s not enough formaldehyde to make it unsafe to live in.
3. chris w says:

   August 17, 2011 at 1:39 pm

   Yes that’s the message I read in a lot of the news articles. Given that these were built under lax FEMA housing standards in a hurry I would not own one.
4. MountainMan says:

   August 17, 2011 at 2:28 pm

   Formaldahyde off-gasses from materials used in all trailers, such as plywood and particle board. If you are in a warmer climate and ventilate the trailer well, then you will not be breathing much of the off-gasses. Eventually, the emissions drop to almost none as the products age.