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To increase the volume of creosote available for wood treatment, Southern Pacific used creosote extenders in the site's treatment process. [18] Concerns arose when it was revealed [17] that some of these extenders were sourced from what are now Houston-area Superfund sites––including Brio Refining, Dixie Oil Processors, and Motco––bringing the extender's safety and toxicity into ...
It was soon discovered to be creosote, which is considered a hazardous chemical. This brought attention to the EPA of the issues left behind from the Federal Creosote Site. They started to test the surrounding areas and found creosote in 31 of the 137 homes. In response, by 1998 the site was proposed to the National Priorities List by the EPA.
The term creosote has a broad range of definitions depending on the origin of the coal tar oil and end-use of the material. With respect to wood preservatives, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers the term creosote to mean a pesticide for use as a wood preservative meeting the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) Standards P1/P13 and P2. [6]
Residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward are renewing calls for the removal of creosote in their neighborhoods, which they claim has The post Black residents in cancer cluster demand creosote cleanup ...
The plant operated from 1902 until 1981, when the company filed for bankruptcy. Before 1950, creosote was the primary wood preservative chemical, and after 1950 pentachlorophenol (PCP) became the preferred chemical. Prior to 1970, operators discharged liquid process wastes into two onsite, unlined, percolation ponds which were allowed to ...
Creosote is a type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, which is detrimental to many types of marine life, and the removal of the old dock might leave some creosote residue behind. [11] Herring eggs, which are often placed on pilings, die if the piling they are on is coated with creosote.
A rubber plant near an elementary school in southern Louisiana has been emitting a carcinogenic chemical for decades. Locals wonder why it’s still allowed to remain in operation.
Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 ...