Quotes of the Day

Thursday, Jul. 01, 2010

Open quoteLook, you know that new car smell? Well, that's formaldehyde too. The stuff is in everything. It's not a big deal.Close quote

  • RON MASON,
  • owner of disaster-contracting firm Alpha 1, on the decision to use the infamous Hurricane Katrina FEMA trailers as living quarters for oil-spill cleanup workers despite their high levels of formaldehyde
Photo: Marianne Todd / Getty Images | Source: New York Times