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Buffalo Formaldehyde Testing Lab Provides Free AIHce 2011 Expo Passes
EMSL Analytical, Inc., a worldwide leader in laboratory testing services and sampling products and equipment, announced today that their Depew, NY testing laboratory is providing free expo passes for the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition in Portland, Oregon May 16th – 18th, 2011. The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) is highly recommended for ...
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New Study Finds Formaldehyde Levels in California Daycare Centers Exceed Standards
Last month, it was reported that researchers from UC Berkeley found that 9 out of 10 California daycare centers exceeded state safety guidelines for formaldehyde. As part of the study, samples were taken from 40 daycare centers in Alameda and Monterey counties from 2010 and 2011. The California Air Resources Board funded the tests. This research is of special concern since it was conducted ...
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Formaldehyde in Many Home Products can Lead to Human Health Risks
In August of this year, it was announced that Johnson & Johnson would remove several potentially harmful chemicals from its personal care products by 2015. The list of chemicals includes formaldehyde. The decision was applauded by many health advocates and indoor air quality professionals who are regularly called upon to test for chemicals, such as formaldehyde, in people’s homes ...
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Homeowners Warned of Formaldehyde Exposure Following Chemical Spill
Last month, residents of North Bay in Ontario were warned of potential formaldehyde dangers in their home. This resulted following a tanker truck crash that spilled its cargo of formaldehyde into the lake that provides drinking water for many area residents. The truck driver died during the accident and investigators are working to determine if his death was caused by the accident or due to ...
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Formaldehyde Hazards in Homes Identified with Convenient Test Kit
Just last month, KXLY in Washington published and article about indoor air quality (IAQ) problems in homes and why people should get their homes tested. According to the article, “Poor indoor air quality can seriously impact health. Many chemicals, including formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are often found in homes and offices, can contaminate indoor air, leading ...
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Formaldehyde Exposure May Result in $14.8 Million Settlement
Last week, it was announced that 21 mobile home manufacturers have agreed to pay $14,800,000 to thousands of people who stayed in trailers provided by FEMA following hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Lawyers for the people who stayed in the trailers have filed a preliminary settlement in federal court asking the judge to approve it. Both sides filed a memorandum with the courts stating, ...
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Mobile Home Manufactures Settle with Hurricane Katrina Victims Regarding Formaldehyde Presence
More than 20 manufacturers of mobile homes have reached a legal settlement in which they will pay $14.8 million to thousands of individuals who say they were harmed by exposure to formaldehyde after moving into trailers following Hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005. Tens of thousands of people are expecting to receive payments as a result of the settlement, which was originally filed in 2006, ...
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LEED Homes May Not Be Less Toxic
EMSL Analytical offers LEED testing solutions for both new and existing commercial and residential properties. Cinnaminson, NJ, July 14th, 2010 Environmental and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting human health, recently released a study that questions whether LEED certified homes are less toxic than average homes. The U.S. Green Building Council ...
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ChemRisk Study Confirms Formaldehyde Exposure from Hair-Smoothing Products
ChemRisk LLC published the first independent study (http://oeh.informaworld.com/soeh/content~db=all~content=a942151618~frm=titlelink ) confirming that airborne formaldehyde levels associated with some keratin-based hair-smoothing treatments may exceed certain occupational exposure limits set by the U.S. government. "The results of this simulation study show that average formaldehyde levels in a ...
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Is Your Furniture Emitting Formaldehyde?
Did you know that furniture and building materials may release noxious gas into air? The process, known as off-gassing, can pose a serious threat to a family’s health as they breathe in volatile chemicals. Major sources of one such chemical, formaldehyde, are pressed wood products manufactured with adhesive resins, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The resins ...
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Formaldehyde Exposure from Temporary Housing Costs Manufacturers $42.6 million
According to NBC News, a federal judge inNew Orleans has approved a class-action lawsuit’s settlement of $42.6 million for residents of temporary housing units that were distributed to Hurricane Katrina victims and emitted hazardous levels of formaldehyde. Residents began experiencing various health effects, such as headaches, nosebleeds, and difficulty breathing, while living in the ...
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IAQ Test Kit Identifies Formaldehyde Hazards
Earlier this year, the company behind a popular hair straightening product came to a settlement agreement with the Attorney General of California. The Brazilian Blowout hair product had made headlines across the nation due to concerns over potential exposure to formaldehyde for both hairstylists and the general public. The agreement now requires the product manufacturer to warn hairstylists ...
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Hair Salons may expose Workers and Customers to Dangerous Levels of Formaldehyde
Last year the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) cautioned salons using hair-smoothing products about health risks from formaldehyde exposure. Two public health alerts have also been issued by the Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) about possible negative health impacts from hair ...
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Common Sources of Formaldehyde in the Home and Ways to Prevent Exposure Risks
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has listed formaldehyde as known to be a human carcinogen. The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that studies of workers exposed to high levels of formaldehyde, such as industrial workers and embalmers, have found that formaldehyde causes myeloid leukemia and rare cancers, including cancers of the paranasal sinuses, ...
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