Blinded by "science".

From: Pavement Magazine | Date: February 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Blinded by "science"

By Allan Heydorn

Austin coal tar ban based on flawed study, bad science

A decision in 2005 banning coal tar pavement sealer in Austin, TX, has snowballed in the past year causing other cities to consider regulation and the coal tar sealcoating industry to challenge the two studies that resulted in the ban to both support its product and fight the ban itself.

Industry support for coal tar is centered at the Pavement Coatings Technology Center (PCTC), a research organization in the coal tar sealcoating industry made up of more than 25 sealer ...

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