Carbolineum
Sign in to savethumb|100px|Carbolineum thumb|upright|Telephone pole treated with carbolineum in Hawaii Carbolineum is an oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown mixture from coal tar components, smelling of tar. It contains among other things anthracene and phenol.
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thumb|100px|Carbolineum thumb|upright|Telephone pole treated with carbolineum in Hawaii Carbolineum is an oily, water-insoluble, flammable, dark brown mixture from coal tar components, smelling of tar. It contains among other things anthracene and phenol.
Because of its rot-resisting and disinfecting effect, Carbolineum was used over many years for the preservation of wooden structures such as railroad ties, telephone poles, cabins, etc.
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