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It has even been discovered that temporary exposure to large amounts of creosotes caused employee poisonings as well as increased their risk of side effects such as kidney and liver disease, seizures, skin irritation similar to chemical burns, rashes, mental disarray and death. Longer exposure to lower levels of coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch, or coal tar pitch volatiles by direct contact with the skin or by exposure to the vapors from these mixtures can also result in increased sensitivity to sunlight, damage to the cornea, and skin damage such as reddening, blistering, or peeling. The respiratory tract can become highly irritated with long-term levels of exposure to coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles and creosotes. Skin cancer and cancer of the scrotum have also resulted from long exposure to low levels of these chemical mixtures, especially through direct contact with the skin during wood treatment or manufacture of coal tar creosote-treated products, or in coke or natural gas factories. Prolonged skin exposure to soot and coal tar creosote has been associated with cancer of the scrotum in chimney sweepers. In studies, rats and mice fed a large amount of wood creosote at one time had convulsions and died. Laboratory studies on animals, such as rats, found that when fed small amounts of wood creosote over time, usually the rats developed liver and kidney diesease, eventually resulting in death. Exposure to coal tar products through the skin has resulted in skin cancer in animals. Animals intentionally exposed to coal-tar contaminated food eventually developed lung, liver and stomach cancer, according to studies. Additionally, air exposure to coal tar caused the development of lung and skin cancers. Coal tar and probably creosote have been classified as a carcinogenics to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has also identified coal tar creosote as a probable human carcinogen. Testing for Creosote Exposure Unfortunately, no medical test can determine if a person has suffered exposure to wood creosote, coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch mixtures, or coal tar pitch volatiles. Although, chemicals that exist in creosote can be detected and measured by medical physicians through body tissue, blood and urine tests. Typically, doctors perform such tests on employees who work with and are exposed to coal tar creosote, coal tar, and coal tar pitch to monitor their exposure. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
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