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Congressman Seeks Probe of 'FEMA Trailers' in Gulf

By Mara GayJul 2nd 2010 – 12:36PM

(July 2) -- A Mississippi congressman is seeking an investigation into the reported sales of house trailers for gulf oil spill workers even though they may be contaminated with formaldehyde. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has asked the Justice Department, the General Services Administration and the Federal Emergency...

'Green Reaper' Wants US to Be Green to the Grave

By David MoyeApr 22nd 2010 – 9:54AM
Elizabeth Fournier

Elizabeth Fournier

(April 22) -- Being dead as a doornail is apparently no excuse for not being concerned with the environment. That's why one mortician in Boring, Ore., is taking it upon herself to tell her customers how they can spend eternity without harming Earth -- by creating urns out of their leftover laundry lint. She's Elizabeth...

Background on formaldehyde

Formaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2O. It is the simplest form of aldehyde, hence its systematic name methanal.

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