Rom W N, Lee J S, Craft B F
Am J Ind Med. 1981;2(3):247-60. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700020306.
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.
美国油页岩产业正处于商业性产业发展的开端。潜在的职业危害包括油页岩尘肺、皮肤病、皮肤癌、肺癌以及可能的其他部位癌症，还有事故。位于犹他州、科罗拉多州和怀俄明州的格林河油页岩地层的干旱状况，使空气、水和固体废物污染问题变得复杂。该地区目前缺乏大规模开发所需的学校、医疗设施、社区服务和熟练劳动力。油页岩产业面临着一个机遇和一项挑战，即审慎评估和控制接触危害，并为该地区的社会发展做出贡献。
