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creosote

Black, oily liquid derived from coal tar, used as a wood preservative. Medicinal creosote, which is transparent and oily, is derived from wood tar.



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Boutwell and Bosch (1958) documented skin carcinomas in mice exposed to creosote oils.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and coal tar creosote exposure in ... by Kaufman, Joel D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Creosotes, creosote oils, and anthracene oils were tested for carcinogenicity in mice by skin application, producing skin tumors, including carcinomas.
Sawmill Chemicals and Carcinogenesis by Huff, James / Environmental Health Perspectives
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