Why should travel trailers be a problem?
Wasnt formaldehyde a problem that pretty much went away over a decade ago?-Anon Some travel trailers as well as mobile homes are manufactured with formaldehyde-emitting wood products such as particleboard, medium-density fiberboard and in some cases hardwood plywood paneling. These materials are bonded with urea-formaldehyde based adhesives. The adhesive is unstable and breaks down to release formaldehyde as temperature and humidity increases. In addition, if the urea-formaldehyde resin is not manufactured with care, excess un-reacted formaldehyde can be released into building environments in the early history of the product (first 6-12 months). High building formaldehyde levels and occupant exposures that caused adverse health effects (respiratory system irritation, headaches, fatigue, etc.) were common in mobile and conventional stick-built house in the 70s and 80s. The problem pretty much went away by the early to mid 90s as a result of improvements in the manufacture of wood produc
