"Toxic Goo" is Probably going to give us all CANCER!...

[mal]

Toxic goo tracked from parking lots into homes
Sealant doesn't stay put on pavement, study finds, raising health concerns

By Robert McClure
InvestigateWest
updated 6:04 p.m. MT, Mon., Jan. 11, 2010

Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows.

The substance is coal tar sealant, a waste product of steel manufacturing that is used to protect pavement and asphalt against cracking and water damage, and to impart a nice dark sheen. It is applied most heavily east of the Rockies but is used in all 50 states.

Toxic goo tracked from parking lots into homes - Environment- msnbc.com

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Sleep well... And if you are in that Industry, plan on a Career Change.



peace...

 

[TheSuaveOne]

Like pine tar, it can be used in medicated shampoo, soap and ointment, as a treatment for dandruff and psoriasis, as well as being used to kill and repel head lice. When used as a medication in the U.S., coal tar preparations are considered an OTC (over-the-counter drug) pharmaceutical and are subject to regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Name brands include Denorex, Balnetar, Psoriasin, Tegrin, T-Gel, and Neutar. When used in the extemporaneous preparation of topical medications, it is supplied in the form of Coal Tar Topical Solution USP, which consists of a 20% w/v solution of coal tar in alcohol, with an additional 5% w/v of polysorbate 80; [2] this must then be diluted in an ointment base such as petrolatum. Coal tar is also used to synthesize paracetamol (acetaminophen). Coal tar was formerly used as one of the primary ingredients of asphalt pavements. Today, petroleum derived binders and sealers are more commonly used. These sealers are used to extend the life and lower maintenance cost associated with asphalt pavements, primarily in asphalt road paving, car parks and walkways.

Oh noes, we've been using it more than just as an asphalt sealer.

-TSO

 

[uscitizen]

We have been using it in Shampoo for years now it is going to kill us being on the parking lot surfaces?

 

[TheSuaveOne]

Maybe the study was created by the concrete institute of America in a devious plot to have asphalt banned from use in the US?

-TSO

 

[mal]

We're all gonna DIE!...

It's True.



peace...

 

[TheSuaveOne]

Well, if that's the case...

*lights up a smoke*

-TSO

 

[xotoxi]

We're all gonna DIE!...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0l14CzIos[/ame]

 

[mal]

We're all gonna DIE!...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0l14CzIos[/ame]

It KILLS me that that is now "Classic Rock"...



peace...

 

[dilloduck]

If it kills us shouldn't they be taxing us to use it ?

 

[xotoxi]

We're all gonna DIE!...

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_0l14CzIos[/ame]

It KILLS me that that is now "Classic Rock"...

I've recently been blasting Appetite in my car.

AWESOME ALBULMN!