Talk:Tar
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[edit] Comments
I think this article needs an overhaul because there is not enough distinction made between coal tar and wood tar. I also disagree with the statement that wood tar is non-poisonous. It might well be contaminated with methanol which is very poisonous. Biscuittin 19:25, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Categories
For the reason given above, I don't think it is appropriate to have tar in "Category:Food additives" so I intend to change it to "Category:Chemical mixtures". Biscuittin 08:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
And you should not mix Pine Tar with Tar. Thats just mean. Clearly you have never used Pine Tar or Tar, or you would never suggest such a preposterous suggestion.
[edit] Merge with Pine tar???=
I strongly disagree with the suggestion of merging "tar" with "pine tar". Suggest instead distinguishing between "mineral tar" and "pine tar" (or perhaps more generally "plant tar", although I am not familiar with any other plant tars beside pine tar). It is increasingly important to distinguish between renewable resources (e.g. pine tar) and non-renewable resources (e.g. mineral tar). They are not the same material.Ekotekk 17:37, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
