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May 1, 2008
CO2 emissions from EU refineries
The current focus on climate issues and, more specifically, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is generating much debate regarding emission sources and reduction options. Oil refineries are amongst the so...
May 1, 2008
Mandatory collaboration of all registrants under REACH
Under the new REACH Regulation1 all chemical substances will have to be registered with the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).
This includes petroleum substances that are manufactured in, or impor...
May 1, 2008
Advanced combustion engines for low emissions and high efficiency
European road traffic has increased dramatically over the past several decades and the same growth is now being seen in many other parts of the world. This increased demand has brought new challeng...
April 23, 2008
CONCAWE Review – Spring 2008
Volume 17 • Number 1: Earlier this year, CONCAWE became aware of a discussion around the status of gasoline under the REACH legislation. This discussion could have led to a momentous change that wou...
April 22, 2008
Advanced combustion for low emissions and high efficiency: a literature review of HCCI combustion concepts
Report no. 4/08: This report reviews an extensive published literature covering a class of advanced combustion concepts for low emissions and high efficiency in internal combustion engines. For diesel...
April 21, 2008
Guidelines for blending and handling motor gasoline containing up to 10% v/v ethanol
Report no. 3/08: This report provides guidance on handling and blending ethanol at up to 10% v/v concentrations in motor gasoline. The major challenges associated with ethanol containing gasolines are...
March 21, 2008
European downstream oil industry safety performanceStatistical summary of reported incidents – 2006
Report no. 2/08: The thirteenth such report by CONCAWE, this issue includes statistics on work-related personal injuries for the European downstream oil industry’s own employees as well as contracto...
February 13, 2008
Impact on the EU of SOx, NOx and primary PM2.5 emissions from shipping in the Mediterranean Sea: Summary of the findings of the Euro Delta Project
Report no. 1/08: This report discusses the outcome of modelling scenarios comparing the impact of emissions from ships in different areas of the Mediterranean with those from land-based emissions. The...
November 1, 2007
The compliance challenge from measuring PM10 concentrations
The First Air Quality Daughter Directive (1999/30/EC) establishes limit values for ambient concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM10) and lea...
November 1, 2007
The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Regulation (E-PRTR) came into force on 24 February 2006, replacing the European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) Decision....
November 1, 2007
The future composition of the EU road fuel pool
The transport sector in general, and particularly road transport, is the focus of much attention at the moment. Demand for mobility keeps increasing, driving up demand for both vehicles and fuels, whi...
October 23, 2007
CONCAWE Review – Autumn 2007
Volume 16 • Number 2: Environmental issues are, in many ways, at the heart of public concerns today. Quite naturally CONCAWE gets involved in these issues and brings its contribution in a variety of...
October 1, 2007
Assessing the environmental sensitivity of petrol filling station locations across Europe
In the context of the Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC), the CONCAWE Soil & Groundwater Task Force commissioned the consultants, Arcadis Geraghty & Miller (Newmarket, UK) to assist in a stud...
July 21, 2007
Human exposure information for EU substance risk assessment of kerosine
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 ri...
May 17, 2007
Report of a Workshop on Environment and Health: Air Quality Research Needs in the EU 7th Framework Programme of Research
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....
May 1, 2007
New ship emissions inventory for the Mediterranean Sea
In order to provide an up-to-date ship emission inventory for the Mediterranean Sea, a study (further referred to as the ‘CONCAWE study’) was recently completed for CONCAWE by the environmental...
May 1, 2007
Water Environmental Quality Standards
In July 2006, the EU Commission published a proposal for a Directive on Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) as required under article 16 of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) (WFD).
Sp...
May 1, 2007
Switching world shipping to marine diesel?
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 st...
May 1, 2007
The authorisation of substances under REACH
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 c...
May 1, 2007
Human biomonitoring
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 poss...
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