Coal Tar and Paving Products

Details

• Personal Author:
  Schulte, Paul A.
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a partnership relationship with the asphalt paving and roofing industries and their associated unions. Our partners saw in the EHP Focus article "Paving Paradise: The Peril of Impervious Surfaces" (Frazer 2005) the statement on page A459: "Asphalt is one concern, as it contains coal tar pitch, a recognized human carcinogen . . . . " Our partners asked us if we could help them address this statement. By definition, asphalt is a petroleum product and contains no coal tar. However, some pavement-repair products and sealants may contain coal tar. NIOSH did not find any evidence of coal tar in U.S. asphalt in our hazard review Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Asphalt (NIOSH 2000). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Tar Hydrocarbons Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asphalt-cements Asphalt-concretes Asphalt-industry Coal-tar Coal-tar-pitch Occupational-exposure Occupational-health
• ISSN:
  0091-6765
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  114
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030036
• Citation:
  Environ Health Perspect 2006 Apr; 114(4):A210
• Email:
  pas4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Environmental Health Perspectives
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190891/cdc_190891_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 141.17 KB ]