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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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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has concluded that there is "sufficient" evidence for coal tar pitch (IARC 1998a) to be considered carcinogenic in humans, but that creosotes (IARC 1998b) have only "limited evidence" for human carcinogenicity, despite demonstrating "sufficient" evidence to establish carcinogenicity in animals.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and coal tar creosote exposure in ... by Kaufman, Joel D. / Environmental Health Perspectives
State officials discovered unhealthful levels of creosotes - compounds used to preserve wood - on the north-central portion of the 3 1/2-acre site.
RESIDENTS ASSAIL SCHOOL SITE TESTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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