• Toxic Sealers: An Origin and Redemption Story

    May 18, 2023

    Imagine for a moment that you woke up to a scathing, critical expose in the local paper about your work. Like the entire front page, headlines, and a whole lot of the front section. Even the political cartoon mocked your work.

    Add to this that your job was taking care of one of the most important places in your community. You know, like a place that everyone takes pride in and that your city is known for. And now it appears, according to the paper, your team’s “negligence” has put future access to that facility in jeopardy.

    That’s the bleak situation City of Austin staff found themselves in January 2003.

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  • Summary of Fed’s First Study of Applicator Exposure to Coal Tar Sealers

    May 18, 2022

    This month the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released its much anticipated exposure study for sealcoat applicators. NIOSH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study was 6 years in the making. It includes 32 pages of highly technical information. And unfortunately you have to pay to read it entirely.

    Click Here to Read More of the Summary by Coal Tar Free America.

  • Coal Tar Ban Map

    Updated: May 19, 2022

    Track the latest coal tar bans nationwide.

    Map courtesy of Coal Tar Free America.

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    For more info on PAHs lab reports on industry sealcoats, coal tar research, etc., visit https://coaltarfreeusa.com/

  • Asphalt Emulsion Sealcoat Field Guide

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