Assessment and control of water contamination associated with shale oil extraction and processing. Progress report, October 1, 1978-September 30, 1979

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6555694· OSTI ID:6555694

Wagner, P.; Peterson, E. J.; Wanek, P. L.

An integrated assessment of environmental control technologies applicable to shale oil development is reported. Air quality, water quality, potential surface disruption, potential problem areas, and research needs have been assessed, and finally, environmental control technologies have been indicated. The experimental program attempts to identify mechanisms and kinetics of trace element release from raw and spent shales, the effects of these releases on water quality, and methods for control of potential contaminants. Our study emphasizes the nature, extent, transport, and fate of contaminants occurring as waste and as an effect of retort parameters. Our experiments confirmed that concentrations of soluble species in product waters, laboratory-generated leachates, and natural water systems are controlled by the variables mentioned. Although preliminary experiments have pointed to some concerns as yet unresolved and have indicated the difficulty of developing an integrated environmental control technology, a complete information and data base must be developed to avoid premature judgments based on these incomplete findings.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6555694
• Report Number(s): LA-8506-PR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BITUMINOUS MATERIALS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
CONTAMINATION
DECOMPOSITION
DIFFRACTION
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IN-SITU PROCESSING
IN-SITU RETORTING
LEACHATES
LIQUID WASTES
MATERIALS
MICROANALYSIS
MICROSCOPY
MIXTURES
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
OIL SHALES
OPTICAL MICROSCOPY
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCESSING
RETORTING
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SCATTERING
SOLUTIONS
SPENT SHALES
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SURFACE WATERS
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
X-RAY DIFFRACTION