Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in automotive exhaust emissions and fuels

Nov 21, 1998

Report no. 98/55: A comprehensive literature review of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in automotive exhaust emissions and fuels has been conducted. Sources and mechanisms of their formation in the internal combustion engine are discussed. Analytical techniques...

A survey of European gasoline qualities – summer 1996

Oct 21, 1998

Report no. 5/98: CONCAWE has conducted a new survey of gasoline qualities in sixteen European countries. Over 1100 samples were collected in the summer period 1996 and analysed. This report summarises the findings by country.

Opportunities and costs to upgrade the quality of automotive diesel fuel

Oct 21, 1998

Report no. 88/52: The results of last year’s study of opportunities and costs to upgrade quality of automotive diesel fuel in the EEC were included in CONCAWE Report No. 10187 “Diesel fuel quality and its relationship with emissions from diesel...

Automotive polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)

Oct 1, 1998

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified certain PAH as carcinogenic to animals and probably carcinogenic to humans. Evidence for the carcinogenicity of some PAH is equivocal;for others there is no evidence of carcinogenic potential, and there...

Automotive particulate matter

Apr 1, 1998

Particulate matter (PM) in the air continues to be the focus of increased attention due to the concern of potential health effects. Accordingly, under the EU Air Quality Framework Directive an air quality standard has been defined with respect to PM10 (particulate...