VOC running losses from canister equipped vehicles

Jun 21, 1992

Report no. 92/53: Six European vehicles fitted with carbon canisters have been tested under severe conditions to establish if evaporative losses of volatile organic compounds occur under European driving conditions – so called “running losses”. The...

Diesel fuel aromatic content and its relationship with emissions from diesel engines

Jun 21, 1992

Report no. 92/54: This report provides the results of a research programme designed to investigate the influence of diesel fuel aromatic content arid cetane number on diesel engine exhaust emissions. A representative range of seven current light-duty vehicles,...

The chemical composition of diesel particulate emissions

Jan 21, 1992

Report no. 92/51: In July 1990 CONCAWE published a report on the influence of diesel fuel sulphur content on particulate emissions. The chemical analysis procedures employed in that programme for the identification of particulate constituents are described in this...

Review of chemical and UV light induced melanomas in experimental animals in relation to human melanoma incidence

Jan 21, 1991

Report no. 91/52: Animal data relating to melanoma induction by polycyclic aromatichydrocarbons (PAHs) were examined for evidence on the likelihood of PAH exposure being responsible for the increase in melanomaincidence seen in workers from a few refineries. Of the...

Factors affecting the skin penetration and carcinogenic potency of petroleum products containing polycyclic aromatic compounds

Nov 21, 1990

Report no. 90/55: A review is made of the Factors which affects the skin penetration of petroleum products containing polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC). The bioavailability of petroleum products in contact with the skin is determined by penetration of the product...