页岩油的致癌作用问题,早已引起了各国学者的注意。据Huepe(1957)统计欧美各国到1952年止.仅登记由页岩油引起的皮肤癌就有1,907例,占同时期职业皮肤癌的34%强。在英国纺织工业中由于使用矿物油(主要是页岩油)代替动植物油的将近100年中(19世纪中～20世纪中)就发生了约1,500例职业性皮肤癌.根据Auld The carcinogenicity of shale oil has long drawn the attention of scholars in various countries. According to Huepe (1957) countries in Europe and the United States until 1952. Registration of skin cancer caused by shale oil only 1,907 cases, accounting for 34% of the same period, occupational skin cancer is strong. Approximately 1,500 cases of occupational skin cancer have occurred in the British textile industry over the last 100 years (from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century) due to the use of mineral oil (mainly shale oil) instead of animal and vegetable oils. According to Auld