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The two main types in industrial production are wood-tar creosote and coal-tar creosote.

- coal-tar, is stronger and has more toxic properties, has chiefly been used as a preservative for wood.

wood-tar has been used for meat preservation, wood treatment, and for medicinal purposes as an expectorant, anti-septic, astringent, anaesthetic and laxative. coal tr is the stronger of the two and mostly preferred in building. However, many countries have now placed "user" controls on the product due to the toxic issues and its effects on wild life and forna

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