USGS Meeting Places October 14-15th, 2015

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Laura Fine

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE

For more information, please contact Rep. Fine’s constituent service office at

847-998-1717 or [email protected].

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Environmental

Update

Rep. Fine, Cook CountyCommissioner Larry Suffredinand the Sierra Club will welcome

Dr. Barbara Mahler from the U.S.Geological Survey for a publicdiscussion on the environmentalimpact of coal tar.

Thursday, October 15

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Wilmette Community

Recreation Center

3000 Glenview Rd. • Wilmette

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Date: October 6, 2015

Contact: Terri Treacy, 618-521-1030

USGS Science on Coal-Tar-Based Sealcoat and Environmental and Human Health

Thursday, October 15, 2015, 2:30 PM Benedictine University -- Kindlon Hall 164

5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532

DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup and Center for Mission and Identity at Benedictine University are

pleased to announce a presentation on Coal-Tar-Based Sealcoat and Environmental and Human Health on

Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 2:30 PM by United States Geologic Survey Research Hydrologist Barbara

Mahler. The presentation will take place at Benedictine University, Kindlon Hall 164.

Coal-tar-based sealcoat is commonly used to protect and beautify the asphalt pavement of our driveways,

parking lots and playgrounds. Coal tar contains high levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

that are known to be toxic, mutagenic and/or carcinogenic and can cause birth defects in humans. PAHscan cause severe biological defects and damage the health of aquatic organisms. PAHs can contaminate

our stormwater and accumulate in sediments in urban lakes and detention basins.

Dr. Barbara Mahler will discuss a decade of USGS research, which has demonstrated that coal-tar-sealed

pavement is a potent source of PAHs to numerous environmental compartments, including soil, stream

and lake sediment, house dust, and air, and implications for environmental and human health.

The presentation is open to the public. County, municipal, township, and school district officials and staff;

anyone with responsibility for maintaining asphalt surfaces; and anyone with an interest in water quality,

human, or environmental health is invited to attend.

Please contact Terri Treacy at 618-521-1030 with any questions. Map of Bendetictine campus can be

found online at: http://www.ben.edu/about/location.cfm/ Kindlon Hall is #11 and the parking garage

where you can park is #19 on the map.

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PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release October 10, 2015

Contact: Cindy Skrukrud: 312-251-1680 x110

Jim Bland: 847-774-2088


Thursday, October 15, 2015, 11 AM College of Lake County

Rooms 326/327/328, 3rd

floor of Technology Wing (T Building)

19351 W Washington St, Grayslake, Illinois

Sierra Club Woods & Wetlands Group is pleased to announce a presentation on Coal-Tar-Based Sealcoat

and Environmental and Human Health on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 11:00 AM by United States

Geologic Survey Research Hydrologist Barbara Mahler. The presentation will take place at College of

Lake County.

Coal-tar based sealcoat, or sealant, is a black liquid that is applied to asphalt pavement by commercial

applicators or homeowners. It is marketed as protecting old paved surfaces and providing a glossy,

restored appearance. Sealcoat can be applied to residential driveways, tennis courts, playgrounds,

commercial parking lots, housing complex roads, schools and churches.

The problem is that coal tar contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Several PAHs are 1)

probable human carcinogens and 2) toxic to aquatic life. Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey have

identified coal tar-based sealcoat as a major source of PAH contamination. This is because coal tar does

not stay on the coated pavement. Particles flake off with car and foot traffic and can blow away or washinto ponds and streams with stormwater. Coal tar dust is tracked into homes by people and pets, where the

dust and PAHs can be inhaled, ingested and absorbed through the skin.

Dr. Barbara Mahler will discuss a decade of USGS research, which has demonstrated that coal-tar-sealed

pavement is a potent source of PAHs to soil, stream and lake sediment, house dust, and air, and

implications for environmental and human health.

The public is invited to attend the presentation. Parents may be interested to learn about the

potential health risks, especially in young children, of exposure to coal tar sealants. Municipal,

township, school, park and other governmental district officials and those with responsibility for

maintaining paved surfaces are encouraged to attend to learn about alternate sealant products.

The presentation will be held on the 3rd

floor in combined classrooms 326/327/328 in the Technology

Wing (T Building). Enter off the sidewalk on the north side of the building or through the main entrance.

Parking is in Northwest Parking Lot 2. Seating is limited to 50 persons.

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Please contact Jim Bland at 847-774-2088 or Cindy Skrukrud at 312-251-1680 x110 or

[email protected] with any questions.

Campus map attached.

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COUNTY of McHENRYMcHENRY COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER

2200 NORTH SEMINARY AVENUE

WOODSTOCK, IL 60098-2637

PRESS RELEASE

October 1, 2015

Contact: Dennis Sandquist, Director of Planning and Development


Thursday, October 15, 2015, 8:00 AM

McHenry County Government Center, Conference Room C667 Ware Road, Woodstock, IL 60098

The Department of Planning and Development - Water Resources Division is pleased toannounce that United States Geologic Survey Research Hydrologist Barbara Mahler will be

giving a presentation on Coal-Tar-Based Sealcoat and Environmental and Human Health on

Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM.

Coal-tar-based sealcoat is used to protect and beautify the asphalt pavement of driveways

and parking lots primarily in the eastern U.S. and in Canada. Coal-tar sealcoat typically is

20 to 35 percent crude coal tar or coal-tar pitch and contains from 50,000 to 100,000

mg/kg polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), about 1,000 times more than asphalt- based sealcoat or asphalt itself. Dr. Barbara Mahler will discuss a decade of USGS

research, which has demonstrated that coal-tar-sealed pavement is a potent source of

PAHs to numerous environmental compartments, including soil, stream and lakesediment, house dust, and air, and implications for environmental and human health.

The presentation is open to the public. County, municipal, township, and school district officials

and staff; anyone with responsibility for maintaining asphalt surfaces; and anyone with aninterest in water quality, human, or environmental health are invited to attend. Seating is limited

to 50 persons.

Please contact Dennis Sandquist at (815) 334-4548 or [email protected] with any

questions.

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