Do impregnated ‘train sleepers’ that have been used as boulders for fifty years or more and now look like old oak beams still contain harmful substances? In other words, can I use them in the stew?
Asker: Koen , 60 years
Answer
Best,
In the past, oak train sleepers were pressure impregnated with creosote oil, and are therefore thoroughly saturated with this product. Even if they have been there for fifty years, carbolineum will still be present in the wood pores.
Burning creosote oil releases all kinds of harmful substances, so don’t do it!
Best regards,
Johan D
Answered by
ing Johan Declercq
Inspection of sprayers in Flanders. General spraying technique.
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research
Burg. van Gansberghelaan 96 box 1 9820 Merelbeke
http://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be
Burg. van Gansberghelaan 96 box 1 9820 Merelbeke
http://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be
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