EPA program status report: oil shale, 1979 update

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5903077

Pressey, R E; Westcott, P A

EPA studies related to the development and commercialization of oil shale are providing information on health and ecological effects from pollutants created by the extraction and processing of oil shale, and on technological methods that can be used to control the release of those pollutants. The program is also assessing the environmental impact of the use of the fuels refined from shale oil. This report provides the reader with an overview of current oil shale research and development (R and D) efforts being performed by EPA, or being funded by EPA monies passed-through to other Federal agencies under the five-year old 17-agence Interagency Energy/Environment R and D Program. It covers extraction and handling, processing, energy-related processes and effects, and overall assessments. Project title, sponsoring agency, performing organization, project duration, and project contact are given.

• Research Organization: Denver Research Inst., CO (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5903077
• Report Number(s): PB-294998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
OIL SHALE INDUSTRY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
AIR POLLUTION
ECOLOGY
ELEMENTS
EXTRACTION
GEOCHEMISTRY
MINING
MONITORING
OIL SHALES
PLANTS
POLLUTION
PROCESSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESERVES
RETORTING
SHALE OIL
SOLID WASTES
TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WATER POLLUTION
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMISTRY
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INDUSTRY
MANAGEMENT
MINERAL OILS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RESOURCES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SYNTHETIC FUELS
SYNTHETIC PETROLEUM
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
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