Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 08-13-2015 - 20:45
>I suspect that if creosote is still used, the treatment methods must have changed, at least to reduce the amount of material used and improve how it's contained in the wood (pressure-treatment perhaps?).
Well, as others have pointed out, creosote is still being used. Pressure treatment has been around since the latter part of the 19th century (that's the 1800s). One thing is certain though, they've improved the process to the point of very little "run-off". Painting creosote on with a brush is a waste of time.
>Modern hazmat regulations would also, probably, require centralizing the treatment so the resulting plant would have enough volume to justify spending on the containment and other safety measures required.
Go to your local drugstores and buy a small tube of coal-tar based anti-psoriasis creams It smells the same.
>So do railroads still do it, or do they outsource?
These days the RRs outsource just about everything.
Creosote has turned out not to be the serious hazard it was originally made out to be.
>alternatives are pretty nasty, too
Like CCA, the green stuff: crhome, copper, and arsenic
Also take note of what OPRRMS mentioned in hims post.
BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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Bob |
08-11-2015 - 20:40 |
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Hypocritical much? |
08-11-2015 - 21:05 |
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Carol L Voss |
08-11-2015 - 22:08 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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Jon |
08-11-2015 - 23:16 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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Hoghead 1 |
08-12-2015 - 04:53 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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Mossback |
08-12-2015 - 09:04 |
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The Odd Duck |
08-12-2015 - 00:34 |
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Bryan |
08-12-2015 - 08:37 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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mook |
08-12-2015 - 09:50 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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J Mann |
08-12-2015 - 11:07 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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The Money Hater |
08-12-2015 - 12:28 |
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Money Lover |
08-13-2015 - 08:01 |
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Nudge |
08-12-2015 - 13:11 |
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Bryan |
08-13-2015 - 09:02 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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mook |
08-13-2015 - 09:19 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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Bryan |
08-13-2015 - 09:30 |
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M. Harris |
08-13-2015 - 11:42 |
Ties ... followup
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mook |
08-13-2015 - 09:48 |
Re: Ties ... followup
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Bryan |
08-13-2015 - 12:25 |
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Dr Zarkoff |
08-13-2015 - 20:45 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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mook |
08-14-2015 - 07:46 |
Re: BNSF Railway fine - $86,000 for creosote-treated railroad ties - Seattle .
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OPRRMS |
08-13-2015 - 12:18 |