Westwood: MA’s First Municipal Ban of Coal Tar Sealers!
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts joins eight other states and districts with an outright ban of coal tar pavement sealers by a community within its borders! On May 4, 2015 the Town of Westwood, with an appropriate moniker “Committed to Service,” passed the Commonwealth’s first ban of this product. Westwood (population 14,000) is a picturesque, historic […]
Wicked Wetland Regs Limit Coal Tar Sealants
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts joins the growing list of governmental bodies that have enacted some legislation regarding the application of coal tar pavement sealants. In general, it requires new development affecting wetlands must certify that any future pavement maintenance activity exclude the use of coal tar sealants. This action recognizes the negative impacts of PAHs […]
Another Coal Tar Sealant Spill
Dead Fish from Boone, NC So, it has happened again. Another documented case of runoff pollution after a coal tar sealant application. This time it is in Andover, Massachusetts during the first week of October 2010. Many of these go unreported. Some industry applicators say this is just part of doing business! Perhaps the easiest […]