Concawe Reports

Acute aquatic toxicity of kerosines report on Concawe test programme

Report no. 96/55: This report describes the experimental procedures and the results obtained in acute ecotoxicity tests on three kerosine samples. The samples were tested for toxicity to the rainbo...

Review of WHO regional office for Europe proposed short-term SO2 air quality guideline

Report no. 96/58: The World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for Europe recommends an SO2 guideline of 500 μg/m3 (0.175 ppm) for a 10-minute sampling time, an uncertainty factor of 2, and a...

The measurement of the size range and number distribution of airborne particles related to automotive sources – a literature study

Report no. 96/56: This report reviews the literature relating to particulate size measurement and the techniques suggested for different applications. Successful measurements have been made using casc...

European Downstream Oil Industry Safety Performance

Report no. 3/96: Statistical summary of reported incidents - 1995. This report is the second by CONCAWE reviewing the safety performance of the downstream oil industry in Western Europe. It includes t...

Environmental risk assessment of petroleum substances: the hydrocarbon block method

Report no. 96/52: This report describes an approach to environmental risk assessment for petroleum substances compatible with the principles described in EU Technical Guidance Documents....

A year long study of ambient air concentrations of benzene around a service station

Report no. 95/63: This report describes the results obtained from measurements of ambient benzene levels around a single service station in the UK over a one year period. Continuous sampling was ac...

The influence of gasoline benzene and aromatics content on benzene exhaust emissions from non-catalyst and catalyst equipped cars. A study of European data

Report no. 96/51: An analysis of data on the effect of gasoline benzene and aromatics contents on exhaust benzene emissions has been conducted. It was based on data from CONCAWE member companies and a...

European Downstream Oil Industry Safety Performance

Report no. 1/96: Statistical summary of reported incidents - 1993 & 1994. This report is the first by CONCAWE reviewing the safety performance of the downstream oil industry in Western Europe. It...

The influence of gasoline mid-range to back-end volatility on exhaust emissions

Report no. 95/61: This report is a literature review of recent published studies evaluating the effects of mid-range to back-end volatility on regulated emissions from gasoline powered vehicles. It is...

Effect of product quality changes on energy consumption and CO2 emissions from European refineries

Report no. 6/95: This report quantifies the impact of demand arid product quality changes on refinery energy consumption, and therefore CO2 emissions, covering the period from 1980 through to 2010. Re...

Alternative fuels in the automotive market

Report no. 2/95: A review of the advantages and disadvantages of alternative fuels for road transport has been conducted. Based on numerous literature sources and in-house data, CONCAWE concludes that...

A survey of European diesel fuel quality

Report no. 3/95: CONCAWE has conducted a survey of diesel fuel quality in fifteen European countries. Over1300 samples were collected in the period 1991-1993 and analysed. This report summarizes th...

Catalyst handling procedures to minimize exposures

Report no. 95/57: This report outlines a generalized approach to reducing worker exposure to solid and liquid catalysts during refinery catalyst handling activities such as reactor loading, unloading...

Interim report on the European refining implications of severe reformulation of gasoline and diesel fuel

Report no. 95/54: This report records the results of a study to assess the EU-12 refining industry implications of severe universal reformulation of gasoline and diesel fuel individually and together,...

The influence of heavy gasoline components on the exhaust emissions of catalyst equipped European vehicles. Part 2 – unregulated emissions

Report no. 95/53: This report extends the investigation published as CONCAWE Report No. 94/59, which studied the influence of gasoline back-end volatility and composition on regulated emissions. This...

VOC emissions from external floating roof tanks: comparison of remote measurements by laser with calculation methods

Report no. 95/52: Hydrocarbon emissions from storage tanks are normally calculated using procedures published by the American Petroleum Institute. A laser-based technique has been used to measure remo...

The effect of diesel fuel properties on exhaust emissions from oxidation catalyst equipped diesel passenger vehicles. Part 2

Report no. 94/56: This report further evaluates the study reported in CONCAWE Report No. 94/55 and documents the ability of oxidation catalyst technology to reduce the influence of diesel fuel propert...

The influence of heavy gasoline components on the exhaust emissions of European vehicles. Part 1 – regulated emissions

Report no. 94/59: Ten European vehicles, meeting the requirements of the EU 'Consolidated Emissions Directive', have been tested on a matrix of seven gasolines over the current ECE+EUDC test cycle. Th...

Review of European oil industry benzene exposure data (1986 – 1992)

Report no. 7/94: This report summarizes over 2,000 occupational exposure data on benzene,measured in the period 1986-1992. Exposures for the various types of jobs are reviewed against a number of time...

Diesel fuel emissions performance with oxidation catalyst equipped diesel passenger vehicles – Part I

Report no. 94/55: This study confirms the very effective control of diesel exhaust particulate, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions with oxidation catalyst technology. In addition, the investiga...

A preliminary study of ambient air concentrations of benzene around service stations and distribution terminals in Europe

Report no. 94/53: CONCAWE initiated a programme to measure the ambient air concentrations of benzene in the vicinity of a number of gasoline stations and distribution terminals in Europe. The steps in...

A review of analytical methods for the quantification of aromatics in diesel fuels

Report no. 94/58: The definition of "aromatics" in diesel fuel has caused difficulties, both within the oil industry and amongst other interested parties. By virtue of the boiling range of the fuel, t...

The contribution of sulphur dioxide emissions from ships to coastal deposition and air quality in the channel and southern north sea area

Report no. 2/94: The purpose of this report is to present a detailed analysis of the impact of sulphur emissions from ships within the heavily trafficked southern North Sea and Channel as a contributi...

The use of dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) extract by the IP 346 method as an indicator of the carcinogenicity of lubricant base oils and distillate aromatic extracts

Report no. 94/51: Untreated lubricant base oils have been associated in the past with the development of human skin cancer to give a better understanding of these health effects, industry has conducte...