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). Specifically, the Commission has now identified a list of 33 substances of...
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 chemical substances. With the exception of crude oil, which is regarded...
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 possible to detect minute quantities of man-made chemicals in complex media...
Volume 16 • Number 1: At the beginning of 2007, the EU Commission launched a series of proposals that will have a profound impact on our industry and on European society in general.
EU fuel demand and call on refineries The petroleum product market is dominated by transport fuels, particularly gasoline and diesel for road transport and jet fuel for aircrafts. The evolution of the demand in these markets is therefore a crucial parameter for...
