Concawe Reports

EU oil refining industry costs of changing gasoline and diesel fuel characteristics

Report no. 99/56: This report presents the results of a study to assess the EU-15 refining industry implications of changing gasoline and diesel fuel characteristics, for 2005 onwards. The study’s s...

EU oil refining industry costs of changing gasoline and diesel fuel characteristics

Report no. 99/56: This report presents the results of a study to assess the EU-15 refining industry implications of changing gasoline and diesel fuel characteristics, for the year 2005 onwards. The st...

Exposure profile: kerosines/jet fuels

Report no. 99/52: This report details the available exposure data for kerosines and jet fuels. It provides information on estimated release rates; measured human exposure data for occupationally expos...

Scientific basis for an air quality standard for nickel

Report no. 99/53: The health effects due to nickel exposure are reviewed in this document for the purposes of understanding the scientific basis for an Air Quality Standard (AQS). The report provides...

Proposal for revision of volatility classes in EN 228 specification in light of EU fuels directive

Report no. 99/51: CONCAWE has reviewed the current gasoline volatility specifications within EN228 relating to hot weather drive ability, i.e. RVP, E70 and Vapour Lock Index (VLI), in anticipation of...

The Seveso 2 directive and the oil industry

Report no. 7/98: This report has been prepared in order to give guidance to the management of sites in the oil industry on the interpretation of the Seveso 2 (or COMAH) Directive. Emphasis has been pu...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in automotive exhaust emissions and fuels

Report no. 98/55: A comprehensive literature review of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in automotive exhaust emissions and fuels has been conducted. Sources and mechanisms of their formation in...

A survey of European gasoline qualities – summer 1996

Report no. 5/98: CONCAWE has conducted a new survey of gasoline qualities in sixteen European countries. Over 1100 samples were collected in the summer period 1996 and analysed. This report summarises...

Opportunities and costs to upgrade the quality of automotive diesel fuel

Report no. 88/52: The results of last year's study of opportunities and costs to upgrade quality of automotive diesel fuel in the EEC were included in CONCAWE Report No. 10187 "Diesel fuel quality and...

Pilot study to investigate airborne benzene levels in service station kiosks

Report no. 98/53: This report describes the results of a small pilot study which was carried out in two service stations in the UK. The purpose of the study was to compare the concentrations of benzen...

Мethods of prevention, detection and control of spillages in European oil pipelines

Report no. 1/98: This report gives information on the measures which are used to ensure safe operation of industry pipelines in Western Europe related to the causes of spillages. The result of the...

European Downstream Oil Industry Safety Performance

Report no. 4/98: Statistical Summary of Reported Incidents - 1997 and overview 1993 to 1997....

A study of the number, size & mass of exhaust particles emitted from European diesel and gasoline vehicles under steady-state and European driving cycle conditions

Report no. 98/51: This study investigates the measurement of the mass and the number of light duty automotive (diesel and gasoline) exhaust particles and their related size distributions. Different an...

A joint petroleum / petrochemical barge inspection questionnaire

Report no. 97/55: This report provides an agreed checklist to be used when carrying out pre-chartering checks of barges intended for the transport of petroleum products and similar petrochemicals with...

European Downstream Oil Industry Safety Performance

Report no. 4/97: Statistical summary of reported incidents - 1996. This report is the third by CONCAWE reviewing the safety performance of the downstream oil industry in Western Europe. It includes th...

Task Risk Assessment

Report no. 3/97: Task Risk Assessment (TRA) is presented, what it is and how it is used in the petroleum industry. Typical techniques are covered with respect to the area of business (upstream/refinin...

Proposed EU year 2000 gasoline volatility specifications

Report no. 97/53: A CONCAWE study identified the proposed flat maximum RVP limit across Europe to be of greatest concern within the gasoline volatility specification in the year 2000EU Draft Fuels Dir...

The health hazards and exposures associated with gasoline containing MTBE

Report no. 97/54: This report compares the toxicological properties of gasoline with and without MTBE. It also reviews the available occupational and consumer exposure data for MTBE....

Motor vehicle emission regulations and fuel specifications. Part 2: Detailed information and historic review (1970-1996)

Report no. 6/97: This report details the development of world-wide legislation and regulations governing motor vehicle emissions, fuel specifications and fuel consumption from circa 1970 to 1996. It d...

Exposure profile: gasoline

Report no. 97/52: This report details the available exposure data for gasoline and gasoline products. It provides information on estimated release rates; measured human exposure data for occupationall...

Scientific basis for an air quality standard for carbon monoxide

Report no. 97/51: Carbon Monoxide (CO) is emitted into the atmosphere mainly as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material. The major sources of CO exposure for the general, non-s...

Diesel fuel/engine interaction and effects on exhaust emissions. Part 1: diesel fuel density. Part 2: heavy duty diesel engine technology

Report no. 96/60: CONCAWE has investigated two major aspects of fuel/engine interaction and the resulting effects on exhaust emissions: • The impact of fuel density on the particulate emissions o...

Overview of the Concawe middle distillate programme

Report no. 96/62: This report reviews the results from a three phase programme of work designed to investigate the factors influencing the skin carcinogenicity of middle distillates. In particular, it...

Nitrogen dioxide: evaluation of human health risks in chamber studies

Report no. 96/59: In 1995 the World Health Organization/European region (WHO/EU) proposed a 1-hour exposure guideline of 0.11 ppm for NO2. This guideline is based on a 50%uncertainty factor applied to...