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<blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 42824" data-attributes="member: 562"><img src="https://nodakangler.com/forums/images/not_found/2015/08/attachmentphpattachmentid3253-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />While Im not SURE those are railroad ties around your garden, I figured I would post this information for anyone who might not know this....From EPA website:6. Are railroad ties safe for me to use for landscaping&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; around my home?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; There are no approved uses of creosote to treat wood for residential&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; use. The Agency is aware that creosote-treated railroad ties are being used&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in the residential setting for landscape purposes and, in some instances,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; as a border around gardens. Such uses in residential settings are not intended&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; uses of creosote and have not been considered in the preliminary risk assessment.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; If you do have creosote-treated wood in your yard, you are reminded to consult&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the handling precautions outlined above in this document.&quot;Every EPA site said the same thing about the main preservative in old railroad ties: &quot;Creosote is a possible human carcinogen and has no registered residential use.&quot;&nbsp; So it's actually illegal to use old railroad ties in a home landscape.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lycanthrope, post: 42824, member: 562"] [img]https://nodakangler.com/forums/images/not_found/2015/08/attachmentphpattachmentid3253-1.jpg[/img] While Im not SURE those are railroad ties around your garden, I figured I would post this information for anyone who might not know this.... From EPA website: [B]6. Are railroad ties safe for me to use for landscaping around my home? [/B]There are no approved uses of creosote to treat wood for residential use. The Agency is aware that creosote-treated railroad ties are being used in the residential setting for landscape purposes and, in some instances, as a border around gardens. Such uses in residential settings are not intended uses of creosote and have not been considered in the preliminary risk assessment. If you do have creosote-treated wood in your yard, you are reminded to consult the handling precautions outlined above in this document. "Every EPA site said the same thing about the main preservative in old railroad ties: "Creosote is a possible human carcinogen [I]and has no registered residential use[/I]." So it's actually [I]illegal[/I] to use old railroad ties in a home landscape." [/QUOTE]

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