Creosote Contaminants: Other Methods of Cleanup

Cleanup Process of Creosote

The EPA's superfund site program has made attempts to cleanup creosote spills on various sites. Creosote cleanup has been successful in removing the contaminants from the groundwater. The pilot project was done on the surrouding ground of an old paper processing company contaminated with creosote. Filters were installed into the ground to collect the groundwater. The contaminated water was then filtered and converted to clean drinking water. Once the land has been rid of contaminated ground water, the land was reused. this process is repeated, and the land is often turned into public parks.

For the home, creosote could build up in the chimneys of the fireplaces that use creosote coated firewood. Chimney sweepers specialize in cleaning up creosote that builds up in chimneys and there are many creosote removal products available for fireplaces.

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