Petroleum Coke : Industry and Environmental Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum.

Pollution.

Public health.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (29 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of petroleum coke (petcoke), which is a co-product of several distillation processes used in refining heavy crude that may contain limited amounts of elemental forms of sulfur, metals and non-volatile inorganic compounds. Examines potential human health and environmental impacts of petcoke, including EPA hazard and toxicity characterizations as well as Federal regulatory requirements.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Petroleum Coke

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Restricted for use by site license.