Formaldehyde levels in Capitol Hill office buildings are not as high as suspected and are in compliance with federal regulations, according to a recent series of tests done by the Architect of the ...

The use of fabrics for protection has existed since the beginning of human history. Fabrics provide protection against harmful agents, such as sunlight, rain, bacteria and viruses. However, an ...

HOUSTON – According to the Houston Health Department, a new environmental study shows several communities near the Houston Ship Channel have been shown through portable air pollution monitors to have ...

ISANTI, Minn. - A nine-month KARE 11 investigation uncovered levels of formaldehyde in several items of baby clothing. Formaldehyde is a chemical the U.S. government calls a carcinogen, or known ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A national retailer sold Chinese-made flooring that emits hazardous levels of formaldehyde, a federal investigation found. The laminate flooring was sold by Lumber Liquidators until ...

It may come as a surprise to many of us, but several chemicals of industrial use also are made on a routine basis inside our bodies — of course in a much smaller amount. For example, ethylene oxide is ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -High levels of a cancer-causing chemical have been detected in air monitors in Houston neighborhoods near the busiest U.S. petrochemical port, according to a report issued on ...

Eastern Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley April 28 questioned FEMA's practice of selling mobile homes after they were found unsafe for human occupancy. Braley, a Waterloo Democrat who represents Iowa's 1 st ...

These FEMA trailers were photographed last month at a storage facility in Hope, Ark. NEW ORLEANS -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous ...

Exposure to indoor formaldehyde can exacerbate atopic dermatitis (AD) symptoms in children with moderate to severe disease, especially in spring and summer and even at allowable levels. Exposure to ...

A federal judge Monday refused to give class-action status to the lawsuits claiming that Gulf Coast hurricane victims were exposed to toxic fumes in government-issued trailers. Instead, the U.S.

The EPA is proposing to update several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations and proposes test methods that will provide ...