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• <br />u <br />Creosote <br />Creosote can come from one of three sources: coal is used to make <br />coal -tar creosote, beech is used to make beechwood creosote, -and <br />the creosote bush is used to make creosote bush resin. Coal tar <br />creosote is the most commonly used in the United states. Coal tar <br />creosote •is often a black, heavy liquid with a sharp, smoky odor <br />.and burning taste. it is comprised of over 300 hundred chemicals. <br />Creosote can cause adverse health effects following exposure via <br />inhalation, ingestion, or dermal or eye contact. <br />Very little is known about the short-term health effects of <br />exposure to coal, tar creosote. Short-term exposure has been known, <br />however, to cause reddening of the skin, eye damage, nervous system <br />damage, kidney damage, and, in high doses, death. <br />The PEL for coal tar creosote is •0.2 mg/ml <br />16 <br />