1.15.2011

Who says we're running out of places to dump our junk? (Part 2)

Commonly used coal tar-based pavement sealants contain toxic chemicals - chicagotribune.com

If a company dumped the black goop behind a factory, it would violate all sorts of environmental laws and face an expensive hazardous-waste cleanup.

But playgrounds, parking lots and driveways in many communities are coated every spring and summer with coal tar, a toxic byproduct of steelmaking that contains high levels of chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems.

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