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August 6, 2021
Determining the temperature dependency of biodegradation kinetics for 34 Hydrocarbons while avoiding chemical and microbial confounding factors
Biodegradation kinetics data are keystone for evaluating the environmental persistence and risk of chemicals. Biodegradation kinetics depend highly on the prevailing temperature, which influences micr...
August 5, 2021
Hydrogen4EU Report
The European Green Deal, published in December 2019 by the European Commission, strengthened the previously announced objectives in terms of sustainability, renewable energy deployment and reduction o...
August 4, 2021
Distribution of ETBE-degrading microorganisms and functional capability in groundwater, and implications for characterising aquifer ETBE biodegradation potential
Microbes in aquifers are present suspended in groundwater or attached to the aquifer sediment. Groundwater is often sampled at gasoline ether oxygenate (GEO)-impacted sites to assess the potential bio...
July 14, 2021
European downstream oil industry safety performance
Report no. 6/21: The 2020 annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance presents work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors and process sa...
June 28, 2021
A comparison of three methods to assess natural source zone depletion at paved fuel retail sites
Natural source zone depletion (NSZD) encompasses all processes that result in petroleum hydrocarbon light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) mass loss. Vertical gas transport between the subsurface and...
June 25, 2021
Regulator-suggested ‘temperature correction’ of biodegradation rates leads to overestimation of persistence for hydrocarbon substances (Concawe Review 30.1)
Since 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has required that all new biodegradation simulation tests be carried out at 12°C, and now also requires that half-life criteria resulting from studies...
June 25, 2021
The optimal vehicle electrification level in a battery-constrained future (Concawe Review 30.1)
In light of the EU’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Europe, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether battery production capacity will be able to meet the growing deman...
June 25, 2021
Concawe’s transport and fuel outlook towards the EU 2030 climate targets (baseline and sensitivity analysis) (Concawe Review 30.1)
A new Concawe report identifies key enablers and potential barriers associated with boosting the penetration of renewable energy and improving GHG intensity in the European transport sector towards 20...
June 25, 2021
How Covid-19 lockdown affected air pollution in Europe — a multi-city analysis (Concawe Review 30.1)
Concawe has undertaken a city-level analysis to quantify the ways in which the Covid-19 lockdown measures have had an impact on air quality in Europe. This article presents the results of the analysis...
June 25, 2021
Understanding the process of setting air quality limit values and the associated compliance challenge—the ozone study (Concawe Review 30.1)
The European Commission is proposing to revise air quality standards to align them more closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
This article focuses on O₃, and assesses how...
June 24, 2021
Concawe Review 30.1
The European Green Deal tackles all aspects of our industry, and it is no surprise that all of the articles in this edition of the Concawe Review are related to it.
In light of the zero pollution act...
June 10, 2021
Performance of water treatment systems for PFAS removal
Report no. 5/21: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of widely used man-made organic chemical substances. They contain alkyl groups on which all or many of the hydrogen atoms have b...
May 28, 2021
Improving our understanding of the environmental persistence of chemicals
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 evalu...
May 25, 2021
Additional worker inhalation exposure measurements of heavy fuel oil emissions during barge/truck loading
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) (inha...
April 29, 2021
ERTRAC Carbon-neutral Road Transport 2050 – a technical study from a well-to-wheels perspective
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 neutr...
April 28, 2021
Overview of Field-Based Analytical Techniques, Devices and Kits to Determine Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil
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 contaminan...
April 19, 2021
The shape of low-concentration dose–response functions for benzene: implications for human health risk assessment
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 concent...
April 19, 2021
Concawe’s Transport and Fuel Outlook towards EU 2030 Climate Targets
Report no. 2/21: This Concawe report aims at providing an outlook on the European transport sector by modelling elements such as the evolution of the different powertrains and the availability of diff...
March 27, 2021
Conventional and high resolution chemical characterization to assess refinery effluent treatment performance
Refinery effluents represent an emission source of hydrocarbons (HCs) and other constituents to the environment. Thus, characterisation of effluent quality in terms of concentrations of key paramete...
March 4, 2021
Concawe Review 29.2
The move towards climate neutrality is clearly on its way: last year, the European Commission launched its Green Deal; and Japan, the Republic of Korea and more than 100 other countries worldwide have...
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