Report no. 6/07: Information is presented on inhalation and dermal exposures to kerosine for workers in European manufacturing, distribution and aviation refuelling operations, for use in substance risk assessment according to EU regulations.
An open international workshop was convened to debate research needs for the EU in the field of health effects of ambient air pollution in the wider context of environmental factors and public health. The workshop provided scientific updates in a number of key areas...
It has long been known that certain chemicals are toxic to humans. Obviously they can only exert this toxic effect insofar as they are absorbed in the body. Scientific advances have made it possible to detect minute quantities of man-made chemicals in complex media...
The main elements of the REACH regulation (EU Official Journal L396, Vol 49, 30.12.2006) which enters into force on 1 June 2007, are the registration, evaluation, restriction and authorisation of chemical substances. With the exception of crude oil, which is regarded...
In 2006, CONCAWE published the results of a techno-economic study analysing the impact of the reduction of the sulphur content of residual marine fuels (RMF) in Europe (CONCAWE report 2/06). The study contended that, when faced with a low sulphur limit on residual...
