You're standing on it! Coal-tar-based pavement sealcoat and environmental and human health
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |