Coal-tar-based sealcoat—a product marketed to protect and beautify asphalt pavement—is a potent source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to air, soils, streams and lakes, and homes. Does its use present a risk to human health?
Results from a new study by researchers from Baylor University and the USGS indicate that living adjacent to a coal-tar-sealed pavement is associated with significant increases in estimated excess lifetime cancer risk, and that much of the increased risk occurs during early childhood.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Title | You're standing on it! Coal-tar-based pavement sealcoat and environmental and human health |
| Authors | Barbara Mahler, Peter C. Van Metre |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | APWA Reporter |
| Index ID | 70045621 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Texas Water Science Center |