Evaluation of aquatic toxicity monitoring techniques for refinery effluents

Apr 22, 2023

Report No. 4/23. This report identifies and evaluates a selection of in vivo and in vitro aquatic toxicity testing methods, in order to assess which tests could present an interest if included in a test battery for toxicity monitoring of refinery effluents discharging...

Revising ambient air quality standards – the implications for compliance in Europe towards 2050

Apr 13, 2023

Report no. 3/23: The European Commission (EC) is currently in the process of revising the EU Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Directives with the aim to set more strict ambient air quality standards (AAQS) in order to align them more closely with the World Health...

The impact of shipping emissions to urban air quality in Europe – Detailed port-city analysis

Mar 30, 2023

Report no. 2/23: The report presents the results from a recent project Concawe conducted with TNO that used modelling to assess the influence of shipping emissions on the air quality in 19 selected European cities with or near major ports. Main findings of the study...

Guidance for diffuse VOC emission determination following EN 17628:2022

Feb 16, 2023

Report no. 1/23: This document addresses the periodic determination of diffuse emissions of non-methane volatile hydrocarbon compounds from refineries by means of remote sensing. A recent European standard, EN 17628:2022, addresses the proper conduct of such a survey...

A Mapping of Technology Options for Sustainable Energies and Powertrains for Road Transport

Dec 21, 2022

In December 2022, the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) adopted during its plenary meeting a new document entitled “A Mapping of Technology Options for Sustainable Energies and Powertrains for Road Transport – Towards Electrification and...