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Impacts of air pollutant caps on climate
November 1, 2005

Impacts of air pollutant caps on climate

Air pollution is a major issue in an increasing number of megacities around the world, and new policies to address urban air pollution are likely to be enacted in many developing countries irrespectiv...
Occupational risks to hearing reviewed
November 1, 2005

Occupational risks to hearing reviewed

With the publication of CONCAWE report 5/05 an extensive work programme on the factors potentially affecting the hearing of petroleum industry workers has recently been completed by the CONCAWE Hea...
CONCAWE Review – Autumn 2005
October 23, 2005

CONCAWE Review – Autumn 2005

Volume 14, number 2: 2005 has been a year of positive developments for CONCAWE. Through its heavy involvement in the development of the CAFE programme and in the Fuels Directive review process, our As...
Updated CONCAWE guidance for classification and labelling of petroleum substances
October 1, 2005

Updated CONCAWE guidance for classification and labelling of petroleum substances

The 29th Amendment to Technical Progress (ATP) to the Dangerous Substances Directive (DSD) was published in 2004, and introduced specific changes to the hazard classification (Annex 1 entries) for Pet...
Road fuels desulphurisation
October 1, 2005

Road fuels desulphurisation

For many years CONCAWE has maintained a model of the European refining system in order to be able to evaluate the potential impact of major changes, such as more stringent product specifications or sh...
PAH content of diesel fuels
October 1, 2005

PAH content of diesel fuels

Using the EU-refinery model introduced in the previous article, CONCAWE has evaluated the potential consequences of a reduction of the diesel fuel polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) specification...
The potential of biofuels for energy and GHG savings in road transport
October 1, 2005

The potential of biofuels for energy and GHG savings in road transport

In December 2003, a consortium of JRC, EUCAR and CONCAWE published the first version of a comprehensive Well-to-Wheels (WTW) analysis of fuels and powertrains in the European context, focusing on ener...
Impact of a potential reduction of the polyaromatics content of diesel fuel on the EU refining industry
August 21, 2005

Impact of a potential reduction of the polyaromatics content of diesel fuel on the EU refining industry

Report no. 7/05: The cost and CO2 emissions associated with the reduction of poly-aromatics (PAH)in the EU diesel fuel have been evaluated using the CONCAWE EU refining model. A reduction of the di...
Evaluation of automotive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions
June 21, 2005

Evaluation of automotive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions

Report no. 4/05: CONCAWE has measured PAH emissions from a range of vehicles and fuels. For diesel vehicles, the relationship between fuel poly-aromatics content and PAH in exhaust emissions has been...
Factors potentially affecting the hearing of petroleum industry workers
June 21, 2005

Factors potentially affecting the hearing of petroleum industry workers

Report no. 5/05: This report aims at giving an overview of the various factors that may influence thehearing of petroleum industry workers, including the issue of ‘ototoxic’ chemicalexposure. It a...
A European framework for water quality
May 1, 2005

A European framework for water quality

In October 2000 the European Commission published an all-encompassing Directive for water. Five years on from the first concept, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was intended to replace a patchw...
European cross-country pipelines
May 1, 2005

European cross-country pipelines

The yearly CONCAWE report on the safety and environmental performance of European cross-country pipelines is complete and will be published soon. The data collected for 2003 from 65 companies and o...
Automotive PAH emissions
May 1, 2005

Automotive PAH emissions

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions have been of concern for many years due to potential carcinogenic effects, with several individual PAHs having been classified by IARC as either 'probab...
ERTRAC—European Road Transport Research Advisory Council
May 1, 2005

ERTRAC—European Road Transport Research Advisory Council

Road transport is one of the greatest conundrums challenging the sustainability of our lifestyles today. Mobility is essential—for the individual, for commerce and for industry. Indeed, the incre...
CONCAWE Review – Spring 2005
April 23, 2005

CONCAWE Review – Spring 2005

Volume 14, issue 1: ERTRAC was established in 2002 as an ‘Advisory Council’ with a view to improving European research in the road transport sector. Its first objectives were to develop a shared V...
Performance of European cross-country oil pipelines: Detailed description of reported spillages 1994 – 2004
February 6, 2005

Performance of European cross-country oil pipelines: Detailed description of reported spillages 1994 – 2004

This report has been published yearly by CONCAWE since 1971. Until 2004, the yearly report only dealt with detailed information on the spillages having occurred during the year. Every so often an over...
Fuel effects on emissions from advanced diesel engines and vehicles
January 23, 2005

Fuel effects on emissions from advanced diesel engines and vehicles

Report no. 2/05: To update understanding on emissions from road transport, CONCAWE is continuing to assess fuel effects on emissions from new engine/vehicle technologies as they approach the market. I...
Method for monitoring exposure to LPG containing small amounts of 1,3- butadiene
December 21, 2004

Method for monitoring exposure to LPG containing small amounts of 1,3- butadiene

Report no. 12/04: The validation of a sampling and analytical methodology is described for occupational exposure monitoring of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and its components including trace amounts...
European downstream oil industry safety performance: Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2003
November 22, 2004

European downstream oil industry safety performance: Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2003

Report no. 11/04: The tenth such report by CONCAWE, this issue includes statistical work accident data for the downstream oil industry’s own employees as well as contractors for the year 2003. Data...
The cost-effectiveness of NOx abatement in European refineries
November 1, 2004

The cost-effectiveness of NOx abatement in European refineries

In 2001, the UN-ECE set up the ‘Expert Group on Techno-Economic Issues’ (EGTEI) tasked with providing a comprehensive review of the European cost and effectiveness database for the abatement of...

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