Creosote Council Blog
VIDEO: Creosote-Treated Wood Products – An Integral Part of the Nation’s Infrastructure
Creosote-treated wood products have been a valuable part of critical infrastructure in North America. This video explains coal-tar creosote's contribution to the longevity of wood products, its many uses, its treatments processes, and more. The Creosote Council is a non-profit product stewardship and joint data development group composed of the U.S. registrants of coal tar creosote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G2YncGMyfw
History, Use & Health Effects Of Creosote: Article in RTA’s Crossties Magazine
The Railway Tie Association's Crossties magazine recently published the article, "History, Use & Health Effects Of Creosote" by Stephen T. Smith. The article reviews how creosote-preserved wood has been used for over 200 years, remaining an important structural material. The paper provides a general understanding of what creosote is and precautions appropriate for working with creosote-preserved wood. Topics covered include: What Is Creosote? A History of Creosote During Industrial...
A Conversation with Creosote Council Attorney Larry Ebner
Larry Ebner has served as attorney for the Creosote Council since its inception in the mid-1980s. The Council’s Administrative Director, Dave Webb, recently asked Larry to chat about his professional background and work with the wood preserving industry. Dave Webb: Larry, I know that you have been a lawyer for almost half a century. Can you briefly summarize your professional background? Larry Ebner, Attorney for the Creosote Council Larry Ebner: After graduating Harvard Law School...
Infographic: How Creosote Is Used in North America to Treat Wood
Throughout North America, coal tar creosote is used to treat wood products that are used in the transportation, communications, energy, and maritime sectors, many of which are critical infrastructure. This infographic from the Creosote Council explains how creosote-treated wood is used in three key areas: as railway crossties, as utility poles, and as marine pilings. from insect infestation and microbial decay. This amounts to approximately 90 million cubic feet of wood products that are...
New Article on Wood Preservative Regulation: Scope and Application of the FIFRA Treated Articles Exemption
In December 2019, Dave Webb, the Creosote Council’s Administrative Director, and Lawrence Ebner, founder of Capital Appellate Advocacy PLLC in Washington, DC, published a peer-reviewed article titled "Scope and Application of the FIFRA Treated Articles Exemption" in the Journal of Transportation Technologies. The paper discusses the U.S. Environmental Agency’s potential improper expansion of its authority under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the federal...