The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified certain PAH as carcinogenic to animals and probably carcinogenic to humans. Evidence for the carcinogenicity of some PAH is equivocal;for others there is no evidence of carcinogenic potential, and there...
Particulate matter (PM) in the air continues to be the focus of increased attention due to the concern of potential health effects. Accordingly, under the EU Air Quality Framework Directive an air quality standard has been defined with respect to PM10 (particulate...
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 analytical techniques for particle size determination are assessed and...
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 Directive. The 60 kPa RVP defined for a six month summer period would...
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 of a light duty turbocharged passenger car fitted with an advanced engine...