What Is Creosote? The two main types are coal-tar creosote, used as a wood preservative for industrial purposes like railroads and utility poles, and wood-tar creosote that develops in chimneys ...

The legal agreement with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network attempts to resolve a problem that has been going on for decades as coal tar, creosote and other pollutants seeped into the river from a ...

Specifically, the settlement with the Potomac Riverkeeper Network means Alexandria will engage in the cleanup of coal tar and creosote — pollutants that have been seeping into the river for decades.

The new process, by conducting the distillation of the coal at low temperature, ... in addition to benzine, pitch, creosote and innumerable coal tar products. ...

Pollution: State is first to ban pavement coatings that contribute to contamination of waterways ...