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![Impact of FAME Content on the Regeneration Frequency of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs)](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report-2.png)
December 8, 2016
Impact of FAME Content on the Regeneration Frequency of Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs)
Report no. 14/16: Modern diesel passenger cars utilize Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) to reduce particulate matter exhaust emissions. In addition oxygenated fuels and fuel blending components such...
![Phase 1: Effect of Fuel Octane on the Performance of Two Euro 4 Gasoline Passenger Cars](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report2.png)
December 6, 2016
Phase 1: Effect of Fuel Octane on the Performance of Two Euro 4 Gasoline Passenger Cars
Report no. 13/16: This report details work that was carried out to study the response of modern gasoline passenger cars on octane. The objective of this phase 1 of the study was to investigate the eff...
![Concawe and EWF position on the 4th version of the EU Commission Recommendation on the monitoring of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and materials and articles intended to come into contact with food](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/concawe-ewf.png)
November 8, 2016
Concawe and EWF position on the 4th version of the EU Commission Recommendation on the monitoring of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Concawe and EWF welcome the initiative of the EU Commission to monitor mineral hydrocarbons and materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
This initiative is in line with our o...
![Marine Fuel Facts](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/marine-fuels-brochure.png)
September 19, 2016
Marine Fuel Facts
Learn more about Marine Fuels. Background Information:
Background on Shipping
Sources of Atmospheric Sulphur Emissions
Marine Fuel Regulations
Current Situation, Alternatives and Possibl...
![European downstream oil industry safety performance – Statistical summary of reported incidents 2015](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report-sandrine-2.png)
August 25, 2016
European downstream oil industry safety performance – Statistical summary of reported incidents 2015
Report no. 12/16: In this twenty-second annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance, 2015 statistics are presented on work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own e...
![Concawe Review 25.1](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/concawe-review-251.png)
August 5, 2016
Concawe Review 25.1
These are the contents on this Concawe Review:
The impact of emission reduction scenarios on air quality limit values. A study of the air quality compliance issues for PM and NO
Effect of fuel...
![Urban Air Quality Study](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/marleen-report.png)
July 1, 2016
Urban Air Quality Study
Report no. 11/16: An exploration into the effect of emission reduction scenarios on compliance with the ambient air quality limit values for the EU-27 countries in urban environments....
![Gasoline Direct Injection Particulate Study](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/marleen-2.png)
June 30, 2016
Gasoline Direct Injection Particulate Study
Report no. 10/16: Two modern Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) light duty vehicles have been tested to investigate the effect of oxygenates (mainly ethanol) on particulates - both mass and number, fuel...
![Emission factors for metals from combustion of refinery fuel gas and residual fuel oil](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/concawe-16-9-report.png)
June 23, 2016
Emission factors for metals from combustion of refinery fuel gas and residual fuel oil
Report no. 9/16: This report provides emission factors for nine metals (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium and zinc) emitted to atmosphere during the combustion of ref...
![Environmental fate and effects of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report-sandrine-snapshot.png)
June 20, 2016
Environmental fate and effects of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
Report no. 8/16: Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) and Fluoroprotein (FP)/ Film Forming Fluoroprotein Foam (FFFP) foam have been used since the 1960s and 1970s, respectively, for the suppression of cla...
![Assessing the aquatic toxicity of petroleum products: comparison of PETROTOX calculations and SPME-GC screening](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report.png)
May 25, 2016
Assessing the aquatic toxicity of petroleum products: comparison of PETROTOX calculations and SPME-GC screening
Report No. 3/16: Using detailed two-dimensional chromatography (GCxGC) analysis of a set of petroleum product samples of Gas Oils, Residual Aromatic Extracts (RAE) and Bitumen categories, PETROTOX pre...
![Assessment of petroleum streams for thyroid toxicity](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/toxicology-letters.png)
May 19, 2016
Assessment of petroleum streams for thyroid toxicity
The thyroid gland, and its associated endocrine hormones, is a growing area of interest in regulatory toxicology due to its important role in metabolism, growth and development. This report presents a...
![Critical review of the relationship between IP346 and dermal carcinogenic activity](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report-health-2.png)
May 15, 2016
Critical review of the relationship between IP346 and dermal carcinogenic activity
Report no. 6/16: The IP 346 method was adopted as a screening assay to predict the carcinogenicity of specific petroleum streams. Its application is based on a strong correlation with results from ove...
![Analysis of N-, O-, and S- heterocyclics in petroleum products using GCxGC with specific detection](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/s-report.png)
May 9, 2016
Analysis of N-, O-, and S- heterocyclics in petroleum products using GCxGC with specific detection
Report no. 2/16: REACH dossiers on all p etroleum productcategories were compiled and submitted by Concawe in 2010. ECHA subsequently raised co ncerns regarding the tech nical justification of the ass...
![The Natural Attenuation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Soil and Groundwater (report no. 5/16)](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/report-5-16.jpg)
March 14, 2016
The Natural Attenuation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters in Soil and Groundwater (report no. 5/16)
Report no. 5/16: With the increasing use of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) in automotive fuels there is growing interest in the fate and effects of biodiesel, and biodiesel/ petroleum distillate blen...
![Review of recent health effect studies with sulphur dioxide](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/sulphur-dioxide.png)
March 9, 2016
Review of recent health effect studies with sulphur dioxide
Report no. 4/16: This report focuses on published toxicology and epidemiology studies that have examined the relationship between sulphur dioxide exposures and the occurrence of acute and chronic heal...
![Sulphur dioxide emissions from oil refineries in Europe (2010)](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/sulphur.png)
February 17, 2016
Sulphur dioxide emissions from oil refineries in Europe (2010)
Report no. 1/16: This report describes the results of the 2010 year survey into the sulphur pathways in European refining. This includes the distribution of sulphur in products, the capture and recove...
![Concawe Review 24.2](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/242.png)
December 18, 2015
Concawe Review 24.2
Find out the contents of this Concawe Review:
Estimating the forward cost of EU legislation for the EU refining industry;
Estimating the marginal CO2 footprints of refinery products;
Natu...
![Monitoring method for inhalation exposure to gas oil vapour and aerosol](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/capture_report-8_15.png)
December 17, 2015
Monitoring method for inhalation exposure to gas oil vapour and aerosol
Report no. 8/15: A study was conducted to characterize sampling and analysis methods for the measurement of the personal workplace exposure concentration of gas oil vapours and aerosols and in particu...
![Literature review and practical experiences on continous dust monitoring at low concentrations](https://www.concawe.eu/wp-content/uploads/cover_laboretec.png)
December 17, 2015
Literature review and practical experiences on continous dust monitoring at low concentrations
This report reviews the techniques available for the measurement of dust from gas-firing combustion in refineries and identifies challenges associated with the continuous monitoring of these dust emis...
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