Railway ties oozing creosote
On May 19, 11:14*pm, Harry K wrote:
The "Oh my God, Creosote!!, panic, run" is/was nothing but a political
movement. * Yes, you could have health problems if you chewed up and
ate enough of the treated wood but short of that, no. *Same with the
dreaded "leaching".
The EPA Restricted Use Pesticides listing lists creosote as having
oncogenic effects (capable of producing tumors) and mutagenic effects
(capable of mutating DNA & causing cancer). A political movement? Do
I take your word it's safe or the EPA's word that it isn't safe?
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