Oil Shales

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Focusing on the composition and environmental impact of oil shales, this book explores various techniques used to analyze these deposits. It addresses the significant health and environmental hazards posed by spent shales, which contain increased concentrations of toxic metals that can leach into water and soil. The text also critiques the economic viability of oil shales as an energy resource, highlighting the heavy government subsidies that support their mining and processing, funded by taxpayer money.