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Chemistry and mutagenicity of shale oil

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OSTI ID:6351960
The chemical class distribution of bacterial mutagens in a shale oil is compared to that from a petroleum crude oil and those from two coal-derived oils. Mutagenicity is found to be due to alkaline and neutral-polar polycyclic aromatic compounds in all cases. The greater mutagenicities of the petroleum substitutes is due to the presence of larger quantities of heteroatom-containing polycyclic aromatics.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6351960
Report Number(s):
CONF-810676-1; ON: DE81023196
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English