Animal studies show no toxic effects from oil-shale products

Journal Article · Wed Oct 04 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Chem. Week; (United States)

OSTI ID:6339679

Tosco Corp. sponsored a study by Epply Institute for research in Cancer and BioResearch Consultants, in which 1500 mice and hamsters were exposed by skin, ingestion, and inhalation to large amounts of oil-shale products, including oil-shale rock, crude shale oil, processed shale, coke, and particulates from the processing of oil-shale rock. According to environmental health director of Tosco, R.M. Coomes, the results clearly demonstrated that the rock and processed shale did not cause cancer... (and) no unusual or chronic toxic effects were found. Tosco and Atlantic Richfield Co. are partners in Colony Development Co., which is palnning a 50,000 bbl/day plant in Colorado.

• OSTI ID: 6339679
• Journal Information: Chem. Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Week; (United States) Vol. 123:14; ISSN CHWKA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS
041000 -- Oil Shales & Tar Sands-- Environmental Aspects
560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
BODY
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARCINOGENESIS
DISPERSIONS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HAMSTERS
INGESTION
INHALATION
INTAKE
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MICE
MINERAL OILS
MIXTURES
OIL SHALES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PATHOGENESIS
PROCESS SOLUTIONS
RODENTS
SHALE OIL
SKIN
SOLUTIONS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES