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 |
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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 |