How Does Coal Tar Sealant Migrate From Driveways And Parking Lots And Into Stormwater Ponds?

Within several years of applying coal tar sealant, the combination of friction from vehicles driving on the surface and environmental/weather exposure wears the sealant off into fine particles that wash from the driveway, down roads, and into stormwater ponds.

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1. Why Do Cities Have Stormwater Ponds?
2. Why Do Cities Have To Test For PAHs?
3. What Is Coal Tar?
4. What Is Coal Tar Sealant?
5. How Does Coal Tar Sealant Migrate From Driveways And Parking Lots And Into Stormwater Ponds?
6. Did The Refiners And Sealant Manufacturers Know Their Product Would Erode?
7. Is Coal Tar Waste Toxic?
8. Are There Alternatives To Coal Tar Sealant, And Were There Alternatives Before The Minnesota Ban?
9. Will Residents Who Used Coal Tar Sealants On Their Driveways Be Responsible For Damages In This Lawsuit?
10. Why Litigation?
11. Why Are Minnesota Cities Filing This Case First?
12. What Damages Are The Cities Seeking?