Unocal Parachute Creek Shale Oil Program Environmental Monitoring Program. Annual report, October 1, 1990-December 31, 1991

Technical Report · Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7103440

The Energy Security Act of 1980 established a program to provide financial assistance to private industry in the construction and operation of commercial-scale synthetic fuels plants. The Parachute Creek Shale Oil Program is one of four projects awarded financial assistance. The Program agreed to comply with existing environmental monitoring regulations and to develop an Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) incorporating supplemental monitoring in the areas of water, air, solid waste, and worker health and safety during the period 1985-1992. These activities are described in a series of quarterly and annual reports. The report contains summaries of compliance and supplemental environmental and industrial hygiene and health surveillance monitoring conducted during the period; compliance permits, permit changes, and Notices of Violations discussions; statistical significance of Employee General Health information, medical histories, physical exams, pulmonary functions, clinical tests and demographics; independent audit reports; and a description of retorted shale disposal activities.

• Research Organization: Unocal Corp., Parachute, CO (United States). Energy Mining Div.
• OSTI ID: 7103440
• Report Number(s): PB-92-203728/XAB; REPT-92-1A
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also PB91-198077. Sponsored by Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC. Office of Synthetic Fuels Project
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR QUALITY
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