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Occupational and environmental health problems of the developing oil shale industry: A review
Author(s) -
Rom William N.,
Lee Jeffrey S.,
Craft Bobby F.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700020306
Subject(s) - oil shale , pneumoconiosis , petroleum industry , medicine , shale oil , environmental health , waste management , natural resource economics , environmental protection , environmental engineering , environmental science , engineering , economics , pathology
The American oil shale industry is on the threshold of commercial industrial development. Potential occupational hazards include shalosis or oil shale pneumoconiosis, dermatoses, cancer of the skin, lung, and possibly other sites, and accidents. Air, water, and solid waste pollution problems are complicated by the aridity of the Green River oil shale formation located in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. The region currently lacks the schools, health facilities, community services, and skilled labor required for large‐scale development. The oil shale industry faces an opportunity and a challenge of prudently assessing and controlling exposures and contributing to the social development of the region.