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d an d i s therefor e incomplete . The followin g subject/tilt e heading s wer e searched : Crude oi l reclaimers ; oi l reclaimers ; reclaimers ; reclamation ; oi l recycling ; recycling ; wast e oil ; toxicity characteristic ; toxicity ; wast e regulation . Whil e variou s reference s wer e foun d for a fe

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d relevant . I t wa s entitled "Proceeding s o f the Thir d Internationa l Conferenc e o nWast e oi l Recover y an d Reuse. " Photocopie s o f the titl e page , tabl e o f contents , an

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e littl e valu e t o thi s projec t du e t o it s ag e (1978 ) an d becaus e i t deal t onl y

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hAugus t 199 0 volume s o f th e followin

g journals : Bulleti nd

e ' 1'Industri e Petroliere ; chemica l Week ; Internationa l Petroleu m Finance ; Lundberg Letter ; Nationa l Petroleu

m News ; Oi l an

d Ga s Journal ; The Oi l Daily ; Oi l Industr y Comparativ

e Appraisals ; The oi l Marketin g Bulletin ; Th e Petroleu

m Economist ; Petroleu m Intelligenc e Weekly ; Petroleu

m Marke t Intelligence ; Petroleu m Outlook ; Petroleu m Time s Busines s News ; Piatt' s Oilgra m News , U.S . Oi l Week ; Worl d Oil . Ove r thirty

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d i nthei r respectiv e journals . Afte r readin g ever y article , however , i t wa s apparen t tha t al l o f the m wer e eithe r irrelevan t or di d no t cove r i nan y greate r detai l basi c informatio n alread y available . For instance , mos t wer e on e paragrap

h"New s Briefs " regardin

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y due t o copyright regulations . sinc e the journa l "Hydrocarbo nProcessing " wa s no t include d i n the index , an

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d n o inde xo f it s own , 198 7 - 199 0 volume s o f thi s journa l wer e searche d individually . Also , a narticl e i

nthe Wal l Stree t Journa l wa s locate d an d photocopied , bu t late r wa s determined t o b e irrelevant . Conclusion : Our literatur e ssarc hha s no t uncovered an y informatio

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g crud e oi l reclaimers .«., „ «, . ^. ^ , 5 , C ,^ 1S 1 , WI ,. 1W - 01 -, U, 3 . « rl) 1 , , UJ0 ^.4/o ^ ! m^ Uuaui81 6 P 4

NTI 8 (1964-prasant ) NTI S i a produce d b y th e Nationa l Technica l Informatio nServic e (NTIB ) of th

a U.S . Departmen t o f Commerce . Th e databas e canalst e of unclassifie d government-sponsore d research , development , an d engineerin g reports , a a wal l a s othe r analyse s prepare d b y govermen t agencies , thei r contracts , o r grantees . Th e Nti a databas e include s materia l fro m bot hth e hard an d sof t sciences , including environmenta l pollutio nan d control , energy conservation , technology

transfer , industria l an d mechanica l engineering . COHPENDE X(197B-praaant ) Thi s databaa e represent s complet e tex t o f th e Engineerin g Inde x whic hprovide s abstracte d informatio nabou t technologica l literature . Provida a coverag e o f 4,90 0 journals , publication s o f engineerin g societie s an d organization , approximatel y 2,00 0 conferenc e pa r year , technica l reports , an d monographs . Ct\WP51\DL G Do c 1 Pg 1 L n1.83 " Pa s 1 "

P/ E NEW S <l973-prasent > Thi s databas e i s produce d b y th e America nPetroleu m Institute , correspond s t o the"printe d publicatio nPetroleum/Energy Busines s New s Index . P/ E Nanu s provide s cave r t o cave r indexin g o f 1 6 primary publicatio nan

d salacte d coverag e of som a 30 0 technica l journal s ralata d t o th e petroleu m an d energy

Industry . DO E ENERGY<1974-present ) DO E ENERB

V i s a nultidisciplinar y fil e containin g worlwid e reference s t o basi c an d applie d scientifi c an d technica l reaeare h literature . Th a informatio ni a collecte d fo r us e b y governmen t managera , researcher s at th a Nationa l Laboratories , an d othe r researc heffort s sponsore d b y th a Departmen t o f Energy an d to transfe r th e result s o f thi s researc ht o th e public . D ! • B DUN' B ELECTRONI C YELLO W PAQE B (Currant ) Dun' s EY P produce d b y Dun' s Marketin g Services , provide s onlin e director y

informatio nfo r nearl y eigh t millio nbusinesse s an d professional s throughou t tha Unite d States . A ful l directory listing i s provide d fo r eac hentry , includin g address , telephon e number , SI C cod a an d descriptions , an d employe e siz e range .

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