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April 1, 2002
Emissions from modern diesel engines
The European Commission’s proposed update of Fuels Directive 98/70/EC includes the gradual introduction of sulphur-free fuels from 2005 to enable the use of advanced exhaust after treatment technolo...
April 1, 2002
Biofuels
Biofuels can, in principle, provide a renewable source of energy and, by displacing fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. However, the biofuels production process i...
March 21, 2002
Evaluation of diesel fuel cetane and aromatics effects on emissions from Euro 3 engines
Report no. 4/02: Following EPEFE, the influence of two important diesel fuel quality parameters one missions remained under debate. These were the difference (if any) between natural and additive-deri...
November 17, 2001
An assessment of occupational exposure to noise in the European oil industry (1989-1999)
Report no. 01/56: Daily personal noise exposure data available from member companies for European oil industry work environments (refinery, product distribution and others) were collected and analysed...
October 23, 2001
CONCAWE Review – Autumn 2001
Volume 10 • Number 2: For nearly forty years, CONCAWE has endeavoured to provide the Community with technically sound information and studies in the field of environment and health related to the do...
October 21, 2001
European downstream oil industry safety performance statistical summary of reported incidents – 2000
Report no. 3/01: The seventh such report by CONCAWE, this issue includes own employees as well as contractor data for the year 2000 from 20 companies (representing some 90% of the European refining ca...
October 21, 2001
Environmental classification of petroleum substances – summary data and rationale
Report no. 01/54: Environmental data on the fate and effects of petroleum substances are summarised. Technical issues relating to the choice of test methodology for the evaluation of environmental imp...
October 1, 2001
The revised Large Combustion Plant Directive
Following the completion of the formal ‘conciliation procedure’ of the EU Institutions, a joint text for the revision of the 1988 Directive (88/609/EEC) on ‘the limitation of emissions of certa...
October 1, 2001
Future EU air legislation
Historically, environmental legislation has been driven by either ‘available technology’ or ‘environmental quality’. In the former approach, available technology is applied to progressively ...
October 1, 2001
The potential of Whole Effluent Assessment
To date effluent discharges have largely been assessed and regulated on the basis of physical and chemical properties, such as chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), suspended...
October 1, 2001
CEC reorganization
The Coordinating European Council (CEC) is the inter-industry body in charge of developing standardized European performance tests for fuels and lubricants.
A detailed review of CEC operations, car...
October 1, 2001
Hydrogen
The concerns about global warming and greenhouse effect have, quite justifiably, fueled the search for ‘carbon-free’ energy sources to curb CO2 emissions. Road transport is a major user of energy...
April 17, 2001
A noise exposure threshold value for hearing conservation
Report no. 01/52: As part of a proposed EU directive for health and safety at work, a noise exposure threshold level of 75 decibels (A-weighted) over an 8-hour working day has been specified. This is...
April 1, 2001
Air quality trends in London confirm predictions
In response to growing concern over urban air quality in the European Union, the 90s saw an unprecedented legislative focus on reducing emissions from road transport. The Consolidated Vehicles Direc...
April 1, 2001
Dangerous Preparations Directive
Directive 1999/45/EC, the revised Dangerous Preparation Directive (DPD), has recently replaced the original Directive 88/379/EEC. The scope of the DPD has been expanded to include environmental classi...
April 1, 2001
Integrity of oil pipelines in Western Europe
The CONCAWE pipeline statistics now includes data from 72 companies and other bodies operating oil pipelines in Western Europe. These organizations operate some 250 different service pipelines which...
April 1, 2001
Hearing trends in noiseexposed oil refinery workers
Prolonged exposure to excessive noise may cause damage to an individual’s hearing ability or a so-called ‘Noise-Induced Hearing Loss’ (NIHL). In EU Member States, occupational exposure to noise...
April 1, 2001
Keeping abreast of emission regulations and fuel specifications
For many years now, CONCAWE has produced a regular update to their report on ‘motor vehicle emission regulations and fuel specifications’.
Over the years, this has become a key compilation an...
April 1, 2001
Automotive emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified certain individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) as carcinogenic to animals and probably carcinogenic to humans. Curren...
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