creosote
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thumb|upright=1.8|Wood railroad ties before (right) and after (left) infusion with creosote, being transported by railcar at a facility of the [[Santa Fe Railroad, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 1943. This U.S. wartime governmental photo reports that "The steaming black ties in the [left of photo]... have just come from the retort where they have been infused with creosote for eight hours." Ties are "made of pine and fir... seasoned for eight months" [as seen in the untreated railcar load at right].]]
Research
796 papers- PMID 391865842024
- Creosote.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 1992
- Creosote bush lignans for human disease treatment and prevention: Perspectives on combination therapy.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2015
- Creosote.The Western journal of the medical and physical sciences · 1836
- Creosote in Ophthalmia.The North-Western medical and surgical journal · 1854
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37 sectionsContents
- Creosote oils
- Wood-tar creosote
- Historical uses
- Industrial
- Medical
- Current uses
- Industrial
- Medical
- Coal-tar creosote
- Historical uses
- Industrial
- Medical
- Current uses
- Industrial
- Oil-tar creosote
- Water-gas-tar creosote
- Lignite-tar creosote
- Peat-tar creosote
- Health effects
- Build-up in chimneys
- Release into environment
- Chemical reactions with sediment and organisms
- Alkylation
- m-Cresol
- Phenol
- Bioaccumulation
- Biodegradation
- Oxidation-reduction
- p-Cresol
- Phenol
- Environmental hazards
- Sediment
- Other
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.8|Wood railroad ties before (right) and after (left) infusion with creosote, being transported by railcar at a facility of the [[Santa Fe Railroad, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 1943. This U.S. wartime governmental photo reports that "The steaming black ties in the [left of photo]... have just come from the retort where they have been infused with creosote for eight hours." Ties are "made of pine and fir... seasoned for eight months" [as seen in the untreated railcar load at right].]]
Creosote is a category of carbonaceous chemicals formed by the distillation of various tars and pyrolysis of plant-derived material, such as wood, or fossil fuel. They are typically used as preservatives or antiseptics.