Brussels, 30/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is seeking to collect a maximum of information backed up by the possible consequences of a gradual elimination of creosote, a widely used preventative treatment for wood that presents a potential danger to human health and the environment. To this end it is launching a public on-line consultation up to 30 June 2008.
Creosote is a coal based tar mainly used for treating railway line beams, electricity and telephone posts. Recent...