Environmental fate and effects of shale-derived jet fuel. Final report, October 1984-March 1986

Tests were conducted to compare the environmental fate of shale oil-derived jet fuel with that of petroleum-derived jet fuel. These tests included chemical characterization of the fuels, and the water-soluble fraction of each fuel, also measurement of volatilization and biodegradation rates in laboratory systems designed to simulate three disparate aquatic environments. No major differences in the volatilization and biodegradation rates of the two fuels were found. Differences in composition were generally small and should not cause the behavior of the fuels in aquatic environments to differ.