Challenges in addressing phototoxicity and photodegradation in the environmental risk assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the aquatic compartment

Oct 21, 2013

Report no. 9/13: This report summarises how light might interact with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to alter both their environmental fate and their potential to cause adverse effects. The quantification of these changes is complicated due to the...

Marine fuels and hydrogen sulphide

Oct 21, 2013

Report no. 8/13: The safe handling of petroleum cargoes and refined products that may contain hydrogen sulphide (H2S) is an important issue for the marine and inland fuel industries. Attention has refocused recently on H2S due to the revision of the ISO 8217:2012...

Acute and chronic aquatic toxicity of aromatic extracts. Summary of relevant test data

Sep 21, 2013

Report no. 6/13: This report describes the experimental procedures and the results obtained in acute and chronic ecotoxicity tests on several aromatic extracts samples. The samples were tested for toxicity to the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, the crustacean...

Aquatic ecotoxicity and biodegradability of cracked gas oils. Summary of relevant test data

Jul 21, 2013

Report no. 7/13: This report describes the experimental procedures and the results obtained in acute and chronic ecotoxicity tests as well as a biodegradation study on cracked gas oil samples. In a CONCAWE study, three samples were tested for toxicity to the...

European downstream oil industry safety performance. Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2012

Jul 20, 2013

Report no. 5/13: In this nineteenth annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance, 2012 statistics are presented on work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors. Data were received from 38 CONCAWE Member...