Tag: Texas
Pavement Magazine Column, Feb. 2, 2017: The Precautionary Principle Run Amok
PCTC's latest column in Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction Magazine asks the question: Why are politicians in local governments...
PCTC at SETAC 2016: PAHs in the Real World & the Data from San Antonio
PCTC was involved in several presentations at the 2016 annual meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology &...
San Antonio Express-News Op Ed: “Coal tar sealant ban a bad idea”
The San Antonio, Texas, Express-News published an Op Ed by Jim Craven, owner of the Parking Lot Store...
PCTC Comments on City of San Antonio Preliminary Research Report
Water supply is an important issue in every community, and the City of San Antonio (COSA), Texas, has...
Post Publication Review: Did Austin’s RTS Ban Result in a Decline in PAH Concentrations in Lady Bird Lake Sediments?
In 2014, Van Metre & Mahler published a paper in the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) claiming...
Report on PAHs in Sediments before RTS was banned in Austin, TX
Updating and repairing links in old posts brings to mind the saga of PCTC's last decade. For reasons not clear...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Austin Sediments After a Ban on Pavement Sealers
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Austin Sediments After a Ban on Pavement Sealers Authors: Robert P. DeMott; Thomas...
SETAC 2008: Analysis of PAH Concentrations Detected in Austin Texas Stream Sediments Following a Ban on the Use of Coal Tar Sealers
Gauthier, T.D. and DeMott, R.P. (2008). Analysis of PAH Concentrations Detected in Austin Texas Stream Sediments Following a...
Myron Knudson (EPA Region 6) letter to Toby Hammett Futrell (City of Austin, TX) dated April 17, 2003
Letter from Myron Knudson of EPA Region 6 to the City of Austin concerning the absence of health...