Crayola’s “Safety” Commitment Ignores Exposure to Toxic Coatings
Crayola Seems Concerned about Safety You would think that a company that appears to obsess about the safety of kids using their products would at least warn adults about the exposure of children to toxic coal tar sealers. Coal tar sealers are the black coating still used in many parts of the country on parking lots, […]
Doctors, Lawyers & Coal Tar Relief: 2016 Year in Review
In the world of coal tar sealers, 2016 has been a fascinating year. New scientific research, sweeping federal legislation, bans, citizen and legal actions, and healthcare professional endorsements all moved coal tar pavement sealers further down the path of extinction. However, it wasn’t all success as statewide efforts often lacked populous support. If this site […]
The Sermon Begins on the Parking Lot
As we finish out this year, many will celebrate the Holiday Season with a trip to their local house of worship or that of a family member or friend. I can still remember those frosty, Midwestern trips as a boy to celebrate the midnight services on Christmas Eve. It is an exciting time as many […]
AMA, Legislators Urge Action on Coal Tar Pavement Sealcoat
Press Release Legislators: EPA Work on Toxic Paving Products Incomplete Influential AMA Urges the Ban of Coal Tar Pavement Sealcoat WASHINGTON D.C., November 21, 2016: In a major step toward getting coal tar sealants off American streets, four leaders in the House of Representatives urged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to continue the EPA’s efforts […]
“Perfect” Planned Community Forgot One Thing: Coal Tar Sealers
Green Light for Black Goo in Idyllic, Disney Community CELEBRATION, FLORIDA — Just in time for their 20th anniversary celebration, one of the nation’s premier planned communities is getting a new coat, not of paint, but of toxic coal tar pavement sealer. Soon after it opened it won a prestigious award as one of the […]
Cancer Survivor/Contractor Article Among This Week’s Best Tweets
I can’t tell you how many times I heard industry reps saying they just don’t know anyone who has every gotten sick while being an applicator of coal tar products. Well this former coal tar sealcoating contractor tells his story in the article associated with this tweet. #Cancersurvivor /contractor: response too slow re coal tar […]
TX Doctors’ Prescription for San Antonio: Ban Coal Tar
The Texas Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) has issued and submitted a letter of support for the ban of coal tar pavement sealants in the City of San Antonio. San Antonio is scheduled to consider this ban at their Council meeting tomorrow June 30, 2016. The medical profession has been supportive of efforts […]
Do Pavement Sealers Cause Cancer?
The last post on this site discussed a recently introduced brochure published by the trade group representing the manufacturers of coal tar sealers for asphalt. The group is the Pavement Coatings Technology Council or PCTC. We reviewed the first of seven claims made in that brochure on why the use of coal tar sealers are safe. […]
On Paws and PAHs
On Paws and PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) Recently we faced the unpleasant decision to put a dog of ours, Chandler (above left) to sleep after being a big part of the family for nearly 13 years. Even though she was annoying at times with family and guests, I am surprised by the sadness I […]
Scariest Part of Halloween? The Coating on the Driveway Not the Candy
Researchers have found the some ingredients found in typical Halloween candy can have coal tar derivatives. Some found that one family of chemicals, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) present in all chocolate samples and the most carcinogenic compound was found in 23 of 25 samples. Others point out that the typical yellow dye used in traditional […]