Report no. 4/11: In 2006/2007 CONCAWE’s Health Management Group (through H/STF-27) commissioned a literature survey and review with the primary aim of summarising the current state of science on particulate matter in ambient air and its possible effects on health. The...
‘Microbe’ is an overly general term for a wide range of bacteria, fungi and yeasts that are frequently found in air and water, and are capable of building themselves a comfortable home in fuel supply storage tanks and distribution systems. These micron-sized cells...
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED, 2009/28/EC) mandates that 10% of transport fuels on an energy basis must be derived from sustainably produced, renewable sources by 2020. As also required by the RED, each Member State must evaluate how they intend to reach...
For many years, it has been recognised that energy demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector are expected to rise over the coming decades, with increasing demand for passenger and freight transport offsetting efficiency gains. In fact,...
Gary Minsavage became CONCAWE’s Technical Coordinator for Health Sciences in 2008 and returned in early May to his home company, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc. The CONCAWE Review departs from its usual format to interview Gary on his Brussels assignment and his...