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Journal Article 
Letter 
Global Climate Change and Contaminants, a Call to Arms Not Yet Heard? Response 
Van Metre, PC; Mahler, BJ 
2014 
Yes 
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
ISSN: 1551-3777
EISSN: 1551-3793 
10 
4 
485-488 
English 
25234487 
WOS:000342616200002 
Key Points <list list-type="bulleted"> <list-item id="ieam1547-li-1005">Coal-tar-based pavement sealant, a black liquid that is sprayed or painted on asphalt pavement, typically is 15 to 35% by weight coal tar or low- or high-temperature coal-tar pitch. <list-item id="ieam1547-li-1006">USGS, other governmental, and academic research that has concluded that coal-tar-based pavement sealants are a major source of urban PAHs have relied on a wide array of forensic methods. <list-item id="ieam1547-li-1007">Published academic and government research on effects of coal-tar-based pavement sealants has produced results consistent with those of the USGS. <list-item id="ieam1547-li-1106">PAH contamination concerns associated with coal-tar-based sealcoat are not limited to stream and lake sediments; coal-tar-based sealcoat is a major source of PAHs to many environmental compartments.