Assessment of refinery effluents and receiving waters using biologically-based effect methods

Jan 21, 2012

Report no. 1/12: Within the EU it is apparent that the regulatory focus on the use of biologically-based effects methods in the assessment of refinery effluents and receiving waters have increased in the past decade. This has been reflected in a recent refinery survey...

Acute aquatic toxicity of heavy fuel oils summary of relevant test data

Dec 21, 2011

Report no. 9/11: This report describes the experimental procedures and results obtained in acuteecotoxicity tests on several heavy fuel oil (HFO) samples. Water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of these samples were tested for toxicity to the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus...

The potential for application of CO2 capture and storage in EU oil refineries

Oct 21, 2011

Report no. 7/11: CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) is a potential route to large scale reduction of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere from large power generation and manufacturing facilities. It does, however, raise a number of technological, economic and legal challenges....

Cost effectiveness of emissions abatement options in European refineries

Sep 13, 2011

Report No. 6/11 This report explores the cost-effectiveness of emission reductions in European refineries associated with Best Available Techniques (BAT) and illustrates how Associated Emission Level (AEL) ranges might be derived using a “shadow price”. This...

European downstream oil industry safety performance Statistical summary of reported incidents – 2010

Aug 21, 2011

Report no. 5/11: In this seventeenth annual report on European downstream oil industry safety performance, 2010 statistics are presented on work-related personal injuries for the industry’s own employees and contractors. Data were received from 34 CONCAWE Member...