Improving our understanding of the environmental persistence of chemicals

May 28, 2021

Significant progress has been made in the scientific understanding of factors that influence the outcome of biodegradation tests used to assess the persistence (P) of chemicals. This needs to be evaluated to assess whether recently acquired knowledge could enhance...

Additional worker inhalation exposure measurements of heavy fuel oil emissions during barge/truck loading

May 25, 2021

Report no. 2/20: The report details the outcome of a follow-up project of a study initiated by Concawe in 2013, investigating the occupational exposure to emissions from hot Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) (inhalation exposure to aerosols and vapours) during inland barge loading...

ERTRAC Carbon-neutral Road Transport 2050 – a technical study from a well-to-wheels perspective

Apr 29, 2021

The ERTRAC Carbon neutrality Study 2050 (WTW) analyses different “extreme” scenarios and compares effects. It does not aim at giving a projection or at describing the way to achieve a carbon neutral road transport. The study only reflects the views of the contributing...

Overview of Field-Based Analytical Techniques, Devices and Kits to Determine Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil

Apr 28, 2021

Report no. 3/21: Determination of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil has long been an area of active investigation and still attracting interest as there are important and complex environmental contaminants. Several standardised lab-based analytical techniques providing...

The shape of low-concentration dose–response functions for benzene: implications for human health risk assessment

Apr 19, 2021

Are dose–response relationships for benzene and health effects such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) supra-linear, with disproportionately high risks at low concentrations, e.g. below 1 ppm? To investigate this hypothesis, we apply...