Emission control at marine terminals

Emission control at marine terminals

The European ‘Stage 1’ Directive 94/63/EC on the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions mandates the installation of vapour emission controls for automotive gasoline storage and loading of road and rail tankers and inland waterway barges. Ship loading...
Aquatic toxicity testing for petroleum substances

Aquatic toxicity testing for petroleum substances

The EU Dangerous Substances Directive (DSD) provides a systematic approach for the classification of substances based on knowledge of their intrinsic properties and in accordance with defined hazard criteria. The 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) of the DSD...
CONCAWE Review 1 – Autumn 2000

CONCAWE Review 1 – Autumn 2000

Volume 9 • Number 1: Articles in previous editions of the CONCAWE Review have concentrated on petroleum products and their role in influencing emissions from mobile and stationary combustion sources and their contribution to possible adverse implications of emissions...
The legislative maze

The legislative maze

A previous article (CONCAWE Review Vol. 8, No. 1) has described CONCAWE’s involvement in the development of the BAT (Best Available Techniques) Reference Document (BREF) for refineries under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC). The first...
Global harmonized system of hazard communication for chemicals

Global harmonized system of hazard communication for chemicals

Classification and Hazard Communication (labels and safety data sheets) for hazardous chemicals including some oil products are currently driven by national legislation for supply, and by UN harmonized agreements for international transport. Moves are under way...