by Victoire de Marans | Dec 1, 2022
Mineral oils (food grade white oil or liquid paraffin) have historically been safely used in a number of sensitive end-uses, including pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food. Recent concern that certain mineral hydrocarbons (branched and cyclo-alkanes) may accumulate in...
by Victoire de Marans | Oct 14, 2021
This report sets out the approaches that Concawe has adopted in developing worker and consumer Exposure Scenarios for identified uses of petroleum substances under REACH. Exposure Scenarios had been initially developed by Concawe in view of the REACH 2010...
by mcwebmaster | Oct 13, 2021
The “ First Aid Reference Guide – 2021 update” is designed to provide additional information on the first aid measures in the event of significant on-site exposures to petroleum substances. This document is intended for trained first aiders and is not intended to...
by Victoire de Marans | May 25, 2021
The report details the outcome of a follow-up project of a study initiated by Concawe in 2013, investigating the occupational exposure to emissions from hot Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) (inhalation exposure to aerosols and vapours) during inland barge loading (Concawe rpt....
by Victoire de Marans | Apr 19, 2021
Are dose–response relationships for benzene and health effects such as myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) supra-linear, with disproportionately high risks at low concentrations, e.g. below 1 ppm? To investigate this hypothesis, we apply...
