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Abstract
Coal-tar-based sealcoat—a product marketed to protect and beautify asphalt pavement—is a potent source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to air, soils, streams and lakes, and homes. Does its use present a risk to human health?
Results from a new study by researchers from Baylor University and the USGS indicate that living adjacent to a coal-tar-sealed pavement is associated with significant increases in estimated excess lifetime cancer risk, and that much of the increased risk occurs during early childhood.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | You're standing on it! Coal-tar-based pavement sealcoat and environmental and human health |
Series title | APWA Reporter |
Year Published | 2013 |
Publisher | American Public Works Association |
Publisher location | Kansas City, Mo. |
Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
Description | 3 p. |
First page | 64 |
Last page | 66 |
Online Only (Y/N) | N |
Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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