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The reference in the main article about creosote causing cancer of the scrotum is rather incomplete. The British chimney sweeps developed cancer of the scrotum, but German chimney sweeps did not because the Germans' personal hygeine was better. This has been long known publically (at least 20 years). The development of scrotal cancer in British chimney sweeps was a combination of long term exposure to creosote AND AND AND AND AND not bathing for weeks at a time.
The article mentions that wooden railroad ties are generally treated with creosote. Aren't wooden telephone poles also normally treated with creosote?-- McDogm 21:45, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Don't most Wikipedia articles about substances such as creosote; ie ammonia, saltpeter, lye, etc, normally include something written from an expert chemical science point of view?, including material relating to why creosote is what it is and does what it does?-- McDogm 21:49, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
The article keeps restating that creosote is a compound. It is not, it is a mixture of many compounds the composition of which is source and strength dependent. Charlie Pierce 20 August 20124. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.108.181.11 ( talk) 06:48, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ADD SOME FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES OF CREOSOTE POLES
THANKS JJ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.208.48.176 ( talk) 06:28, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I overhauled the article, adding a lot more pertinent information about the chemical structure, history, uses, and commonality between different types of creosote compounds. I'm working on making a longer article on its medical use, and later when thats done, separating the two subjects, bear with me until then. Brianshapiro ( talk) 04:51, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I never thought properly about creosote and imagined it to be a black tar, but now I realize I was thinking of bitumen. Could we have a picture of creosote so we can see what it looks like? Pictures on the internet show the grey, ashy interior of a chimney. What does creosote look like when it is collected in a bucket? — O'Dea ( talk) 18:33, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
I have never seen the word "anti-septic" before. Is that a regional usage?
Of course, "septic" does not mean "microorganism" - it means several other things, but not that.
I believe "antiseptic" would be a more suitable word for use in this article. Thoughts? Dratman ( talk) 06:14, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
As a person that smokes meat as a hobby, and used to follow the methods, I'd like to point out that creosote is not a principal "ingredient" in smoking. It's to be patently avoided. It leaves a nasty metallic taste in your mouth, and numbs your lips and tongue. So, Whomever wrote this on the wiki is a moron. [1] -Isakill-
The caption states: "... in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 1943. This U.S. wartime governmental photo ..." -- I don't think so. Color photography was pretty crude back then, and this is not. Somebody is scamming or scammed -- or just confused. Grammar'sLittleHelper ( talk) 02:42, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is a desert shrub that is said to superficially smell like creosote. Without presenting evidence that creosote bush actually contains creosote, it should not be even mentioned in this article, except perhaps to note that it got its name because it smells like creosote. Including a whole paragraph on the medicinal uses of creosote bush here is seriously wrong. After all, we don't discuss the physical properties of ironwood at Iron, nor tarweed at Tar, etc. Chuck Entz ( talk) 23:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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I simply want to have the authors of the articles on "tar" and "creosote" address the issues about the lack of effectiveness of coal tar on the preservation or waterproofing of wood raised in this article ( https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-tar-and-its-products-as-preser/?redirect=1). None of those concerns appear in either Wikipedia article, and I don't know if they are spurious (,because the scientific american article is a little confusing with a lot of typo-graphical errors) or not. Amoss1985 ( talk) 20:53, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
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The reference in the main article about creosote causing cancer of the scrotum is rather incomplete. The British chimney sweeps developed cancer of the scrotum, but German chimney sweeps did not because the Germans' personal hygeine was better. This has been long known publically (at least 20 years). The development of scrotal cancer in British chimney sweeps was a combination of long term exposure to creosote AND AND AND AND AND not bathing for weeks at a time.
The article mentions that wooden railroad ties are generally treated with creosote. Aren't wooden telephone poles also normally treated with creosote?-- McDogm 21:45, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Don't most Wikipedia articles about substances such as creosote; ie ammonia, saltpeter, lye, etc, normally include something written from an expert chemical science point of view?, including material relating to why creosote is what it is and does what it does?-- McDogm 21:49, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
The article keeps restating that creosote is a compound. It is not, it is a mixture of many compounds the composition of which is source and strength dependent. Charlie Pierce 20 August 20124. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.108.181.11 ( talk) 06:48, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
COULD SOMEONE PLEASE ADD SOME FUNCTIONS AND STRUCTURES OF CREOSOTE POLES
THANKS JJ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.208.48.176 ( talk) 06:28, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
I overhauled the article, adding a lot more pertinent information about the chemical structure, history, uses, and commonality between different types of creosote compounds. I'm working on making a longer article on its medical use, and later when thats done, separating the two subjects, bear with me until then. Brianshapiro ( talk) 04:51, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
I never thought properly about creosote and imagined it to be a black tar, but now I realize I was thinking of bitumen. Could we have a picture of creosote so we can see what it looks like? Pictures on the internet show the grey, ashy interior of a chimney. What does creosote look like when it is collected in a bucket? — O'Dea ( talk) 18:33, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
I have never seen the word "anti-septic" before. Is that a regional usage?
Of course, "septic" does not mean "microorganism" - it means several other things, but not that.
I believe "antiseptic" would be a more suitable word for use in this article. Thoughts? Dratman ( talk) 06:14, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
As a person that smokes meat as a hobby, and used to follow the methods, I'd like to point out that creosote is not a principal "ingredient" in smoking. It's to be patently avoided. It leaves a nasty metallic taste in your mouth, and numbs your lips and tongue. So, Whomever wrote this on the wiki is a moron. [1] -Isakill-
The caption states: "... in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in March 1943. This U.S. wartime governmental photo ..." -- I don't think so. Color photography was pretty crude back then, and this is not. Somebody is scamming or scammed -- or just confused. Grammar'sLittleHelper ( talk) 02:42, 24 March 2016 (UTC)
Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is a desert shrub that is said to superficially smell like creosote. Without presenting evidence that creosote bush actually contains creosote, it should not be even mentioned in this article, except perhaps to note that it got its name because it smells like creosote. Including a whole paragraph on the medicinal uses of creosote bush here is seriously wrong. After all, we don't discuss the physical properties of ironwood at Iron, nor tarweed at Tar, etc. Chuck Entz ( talk) 23:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
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I simply want to have the authors of the articles on "tar" and "creosote" address the issues about the lack of effectiveness of coal tar on the preservation or waterproofing of wood raised in this article ( https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-tar-and-its-products-as-preser/?redirect=1). None of those concerns appear in either Wikipedia article, and I don't know if they are spurious (,because the scientific american article is a little confusing with a lot of typo-graphical errors) or not. Amoss1985 ( talk) 20:53, 14 June 2019 (UTC)