Energy Management: Extent of Crude Oil Contamination Is Uncertain
RCED-90-114BR
Published: Mar 08, 1990. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed allegations of crude oil contamination, focusing on: (1) the extent and types of contamination; (2) how environmental legislation has affected the contamination issue; and (3) corrective actions that the government and the oil industry have taken concerning crude oil contamination.
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Crude oil pipeline operationsDomestic crude oilEnvironmental monitoringContaminationHazardous substancesIndustrial pollutionOccupational safetyPetroleum industryPetroleum refining facilitiesTestingWaste disposal