Ban on pavement sealant lowered levels of potentially harmful compounds in lake
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
By American Chemical Society Peter C. Van Metre, Ph.D.—— Bio and Archives--July 9, 2014
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In 2006, Austin, Texas, became the first city in the country to ban a commonly used pavement sealant over concerns that it was a major source of cancer-causing compounds in the environment. Eight years later, the city’s action seems to have made a big dent in the targeted compounds’ levels — researchers now report that the concentrations have dropped significantly. They published their study, which could have broad implications for other jurisdictions and public health, in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.
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