Do you know anyone who workes with cresote and has had skin cancer?
Other problems due to creosote?
(Recently diagnosed w/ rare skin cancer, especially rare for my age, and wandering if there is a possible link.)
2007-03-27 04:20:32 · 4 answers · asked by Nina Lee 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
(I'm referring to "coal tar creosote" used to treat telephone poles)
2007-03-27 04:25:54 · update #1
Creosote, no, but the old arsnic based formula for pressure treating wood, yes. Thats why its banned now.
2007-03-27 04:35:11 · answer #1 · answered by Sane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stress-dealt with timber is timber that has had pollution pushed into it under pressure. In some places you would be able to get copper-chromium-arsenic remedies whilst others have flow directly to arsenic-unfastened chemistry. all of them leach to a pair quantity. base line is that the timber is dealt with with insecticide and fungicide and so won't be able to be used for organic and organic vegetables. you will hit upon a sturdy hardwood and watch it slowly rot away or use masonry or plastic on your borders. or you should use the dealt with timber and forget approximately approximately "organic and organic" claims.
2016-10-20 13:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but it wouldn't surprise me one bit that stuff is nasty.
2007-04-03 05:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Maka 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not aware of any sorry.
2007-04-02 15:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by bennyboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋