It is processed to remove potentially
harmful aromatic hydrocarbons that exist in pine and cedar oils.
Not exact matches
These toxic bits are a class of persistent organic pollutants called polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons, a.k.a. PAHs, which are
harmful to human health and ecosystems.
One slip up in this process is that it also activates potentially cancerous chemicals, including those formed during high heat cooking and charring of food, known as heterocyclic
aromatic amines and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), along with
harmful environmental chemicals, like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).
These sealers, which contain high levels of a
harmful carcinogenic compound known as polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), are believed to pollute our ground water.