5 sentences with 'tar'
Example sentences and phrases with the word tar and other words derived from it.
• « The natural gas has displaced the vegetation and these soils, which once produced energy, are now deeply saturated with tar, phenol, cyanide and a large quantity of heavy metals; these endanger the lives not only of the neighbours, but threaten to infiltrate the groundwater table, which would be a real ecological disaster. »
• « These micro-organisms reproduce in large numbers and then differentiate themselves according to their preferred food: tar, phenol or a particular heavy metal. »
• « For example, if the main contaminant is derived from tar, a substance that dissolves the tar is added to the crop to make it more digestible for the micro-organisms, then the mixture is spread on the soil and the soil is ploughed, explains Forrest. »
• « Hard coal is extracted from mines and is used not only as a fuel but also as a source of many products such as gas, coke (also known as coal coke), tar, ammonia and so on. »
• « North Carolina continued to produce ship's goods, especially turpentine and tar, and its population increased as Virginians moved there to expand their tobacco farms. »