| Main Title |
Production and processing of U.S. tar sands : an environmental assessment / |
| Author |
Frazier, N. A. ;
Hissong, D. W. ;
Ballantyne, W. E. ;
Mazey., E. J.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Battelle Columbus Labs., Ohio.;Industrial Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Publisher |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available through the National Technical Information Service, |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
EPA 600-7-76-035; EPA-68-02-1323 |
| Stock Number |
PB-266 266 |
| OCLC Number |
977535360 |
| Subjects |
Oil sands--Environmental aspects--United States
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| Additional Subjects |
Tars ;
Bituminous sands ;
Oil sands ;
Mining ;
Environmental impacts ;
Crude oil ;
Synthetic fuels ;
Solid waste disposal ;
Combustion products ;
Surface mining ;
Geology ;
Hydrocarbons ;
Petroleum refining ;
Extraction ;
Reserves ;
Utah
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 600-7-76-035 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/15/2014 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-7-76-035 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ERAD |
EPA-600/7-76-035 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/27/2016 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-7-76-035 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB-266 266 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
vii, 84 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
Factors traceable to the increasing shortfall in U.S. production of natural crude have rekindled interests in U.S. tar sands as a source of synthetic fuel. Reported here are the results of a preliminary study to assess the potential primary environmental impacts of production and processing of U.S. tar sands bitumen. With the possible exception attributable to chemical differences between tar sand bitumen and coal, potential environmental impacts of producing tar sands by mining methods would be similar in type to those of mining coal by the same method and in the same area as the tar sand deposit. Processes for extracting bitumen from the mined tar sand would generate solid waste in the form of spent sand. Constituents and quantities of emissions to air and water are process dependent but existing control technology and good environmental practices are technically applicable. A viable in situ production technology for producing tar sand reservoirs has not yet been demonstrated. On the basis of methods tested to date, potential environmental impacts of producing tar sands by in situ methods would be very similar to those of conventional oil field production. Technical and economic factors will determine if in situ methods, or possibly underground methods, are an alternative to surface mining in environmentally sensitive areas. |
| Notes |
"December 1976." "Contract Number 68-02-1323." Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-75). |
| Place Published |
Cincinnati Springfield, Va. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory (Cincinnati, Ohio); United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Research reporting series. Interagency energy-environment research and development ; EPA-600/7-76-035. |
| Alternate Title |
Production and processing of United States tar sands |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1976 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Interagency energy-environment research and development program report ; EPA-600/7-76-035 |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A05/MF A01 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| Merged OCLC records |
13606105 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20170418064831 |
| Language |
eng |
| SUDOCS Number |
EPA-600/7-76-035 |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02202cam 2200493Ma 45110 |
