to Business Insider, a tenant alerted WeWork to “odor and eye irritation” after spending time in the co-working giant’s in-office phone booths.
After testing by an outside consultant, WeWork said it found out last week the booths contained potentially high levels of formaldehyde, whichto the Environmental Protection Agency can cause “irritation of the skin, eyes, nose, and throat.” Even higher levels of exposure for longer periods of time may cause some types of cancers, according to the agency.
The contamination was caused by the manufacturer of the phone booths, WeWork said. It did not name the manufacturer. Phone booths are scattered around WeWork locations and provide a private space for tenants to make phone calls. WeWork said 1,600 phone booths in the U.S. and Canada will be taken out of commission while an additional 700 will be removed for more testing.: “The safety and well-being of our members is our top priority, and we are working to remedy this situation as quickly as possible,” a WeWork spokesperson said in a statement.
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