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...

Using biological methods to assess and monitor refinery effluents

Nov 1, 2011

Rapidly increasing global population and climate change are raising concerns about the sustainability of long-term supplies of high quality water resources for consumption, farming, industry and conservation. As a consequence, environmental and regulatory...

PETROTOX—CONCAWE’s ecotoxicity predictor for petroleum products

Oct 1, 2006

CONCAWE has been conducting a voluntary programme assessing the risks to man and the environment of petroleum substances in anticipation of proposed legislation (REACH). The process by which the risk assessments are being conducted is based on the guidance issued by...

Amended safety data sheet directive (2001/58/EC)

Jun 21, 2002

Report no. 5/02: This report outlines the requirements of the amended EU Safety Data SheetDirective and reviews the implications for the oil industry. A copy of the amended Safety Data Sheet Directive is included as an appendix.

Aquatic toxicity testing for petroleum substances

Oct 1, 2000

The EU Dangerous Substances Directive (DSD) provides a systematic approach for the classification of substances based on knowledge of their intrinsic properties and in accordance with defined hazard criteria. The 18th Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) of the DSD...