Food colouring and other additives derived from coal tar have come in for some bad press recently. Hugh Westbrook delves into the issues surrounding tartrazine, saccharine and other ingredients ...

The popular pain-killing drug paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen, has always been made from chemicals derived from environmentally damaging coal tar or crude oil. Now researchers have ...

Rising demand for coal tar for graphite electrodes, and tire manufacturing, specialty oils, and roofing industry applications is a key factor supporting growth of the global coal tar ...

On Dec. 1, weathered coal tar oil breached the booms at National Grid’s $400 million Tidewater Landing site in Pawtucket, marking the second spill in the last month at the site.

Coal tar preparations. ... Olive oil. Rub several drops of olive oil into your scalp, cover your hair with a shower cap, then sleep on it. In the morning, shampoo your hair.

Coal-tar sealants, or refined tar sealants, are sticky, black liquids sprayed on driveways and parking lots to protect them from erosion and wear. They also contain high levels of polycyclic ...

More than 5,000 tons of toxic coal tar have already been removed from Columbia’s Congaree River, as crews enter their second summer of work in the long-awaited cleanup project that could help ...