Health
A thorough understanding of the potential health effects related to the production, distribution and use of petroleum products requires a rigorous scientific approach and requires access to expertise in several key disciplines: toxicology, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, occupational medicine, and exposure and risk assessment.
Following its formation in the early 1960s, Concawe initially focused on effective occupational health management, where Concawe was instrumental in defining the underlying principles and practices that now form the basis for the industry’s global refining and distribution operations. Subsequently, Concawe has broadened the scope of its activities to include other health topics such as studies on the effects of air pollution on public health, consumer safety and legislative chemical and health-related initiatives including, most recently, EU REACH compliance.
Legislation, based on sound science, requires a thorough technical and scientific knowledge; only through understanding the biological effects of potentially harmful substances and any exposures to them is it possible to understand any effects that might arise at very low exposures. In support of these aims, Concawe works with the scientific community, regulators and other stakeholders to identify research efforts that will contribute to the science and safety of petroleum substances, and will continue to commission our own high-quality research projects to ensure health-related legislation are based on sound defensible science.
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Lack of human-relevant adversity of MOSH retained in tissues: Analysis of adversity and implications for regulatory assessment
Developing worker and consumer exposure scenarios for identified uses of petroleum substances under REACH – 2020 edition
Report no. 9/21
Additional worker inhalation exposure measurements of heavy fuel oil emissions during barge/truck loading
Report no. 2/20
The shape of low-concentration dose–response functions for benzene: implications for human health risk assessment
Air Pollution and Lung Cancer: A Review of Issues Affecting the Interpretation of the Epidemiological Literature
Report no. 15/18
Review of Tier 1 Workplace Exposure Estimates for Petroleum Substances in REACH dossiers
Report no. 13/18
Regular short-term peak exposure to benzene in the supply chain of petroleum products – Review of exposure and existing industry practices for targeted risk management
Report no. 9/18
The low-dose benzene debate needs a sharp blade
Concawe sheds new light on the recently reported low-dose benzene phenomenon.
Transcription of Concawe chemical safety assessments into Chesar: summary of a pilot project & current status
Report no. 11/17
Concawe and EWF position on the 4th version of the EU Commission Recommendation on the monitoring of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food and materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Critical review of the relationship between IP346 and dermal carcinogenic activity
Report no. 6/16
Monitoring method for inhalation exposure to gas oil vapour and aerosol
Report no. 8/15
Risk assessment for emissions from hot heavy fuel oil during barge loading
Report no. 1/15R
Specific Consumer Exposure Determinants (SCEDs) for key uses of fuels and lubricants
Report no. 15/14
Dermal exposures associated with service station refuelling activities: preliminary evaluation
Report no. 14/14
Use of motor fuels and lubricants: habits and practices of consumers in Europe
Report no. 4/14
Assessment of Recent Health Studies of Long-Term Exposure to Ozone
Report no. 3/14
Proceedings of the Mineral Oil CRoss Industry IssueS (MOCRINIS) Workshop September 2013
Report no. 2/14
Use of the modified Ames test as an indicator of the carcinogenicity of residual aromatic extracts
Report no. 12/12
Developing human health exposure scenarios for petroleum substances under REACH
Report no. 11/12
A comprehensive review of European epidemiological studies on particulate matter exposure and health
Report no. 4/11
Review of dermal effects and uptake of petroleum hydrocarbons
Report no. 5/10
CONCAWE sulphur survey
Tracking the fate of sulphur through the refining process
Additional human exposure information for gasoline substance risk assessment (period 2002-2007)
Report no. 5/09
Report of a toxicology forum symposium on air quality and cardiovascular health effects: what’s the impact
Report no. 5/08
Human exposure information for EU substance risk assessment of kerosine
Report no. 6/07
Report of a Workshop on Environment and Health: Air Quality Research Needs in the EU 7th Framework Programme of Research
Report no. 5/07
Human biomonitoring
A sophisticated technique which requires an equally sophisticated interpretation framework
French service station study of ambient benzene levels (2005)
New data demonstrate that benzene levels in air around service stations continue to fall
Human exposure information for EU substance risk assessment of gas oils
Report no. 1/06
Occupational risks to hearing reviewed
A review of CONCAWE’s work programme and the European Directives on noise at work
Factors potentially affecting the hearing of petroleum industry workers
Report no. 5/05
Method for monitoring exposure to LPG containing small amounts of 1,3- butadiene
Report no. 12/04
European epidemiology studies of asphalt workers a review of the cohort study and its results
Report no. 8/04
Health
Understanding the health concerns behind environmental regulatory initiatives
Exposure of asphalt workers to bitumen fumes
Independent epidemiological study by IARC
Occupational exposures to gasoline vapour
Additional data collected and analysed
A survey of european gasoline exposures for the period 1999-2001
Report no. 9/02
Method for monitoring exposure to gasoline vapour in air – revision 2002
Report no. 8/02
AIRNET
A thematic network to interpret research into health effects from air pollution
Аssessment of personal inhalation exposure to bitumen fumeguidance for monitoring benzenesoluble inhalable particulate matter
Report no. 7/02
An assessment of occupational exposure to noise in the European oil industry (1989-1999)
Report no. 01/56
A review of trends in hearing thresholds of European oil refinery workers
report no. 00/55
А review of European gasoline exposure data for the period 1993-1998
Report no. 2/00
An assessment of the reproductive toxicity of gasoline vapour
Report no. 00/53
Management of occupational health risks during refinery turnarounds
report no. 00/52
Personal exposure to air pollutants
There is increased complexity of personal exposures when compared with exposures to ambient outdoor air concentrations alone.
The occurrence of selected hydrocarbons in food on sale at petrol station shops and comparison with food from other shops – a literature survey
Report no. 00/51
Health effects of ambient PM— an update
More research is needed to manage air quality effectively for PM.
Оverview and critique of the air pollution and health: a European approach (APHEA) project
Report no. 99/54
Pilot study to investigate airborne benzene levels in service station kiosks
Report no. 98/53
The health hazards and exposures associated with gasoline containing MTBE
Report no. 97/54
Scientific basis for an air quality standard for carbon monoxide
Report no. 97/51
Nitrogen dioxide: evaluation of human health risks in chamber studies
Report no. 96/59
Review of WHO regional office for Europe proposed short-term SO2 air quality guideline
Report no. 96/58
A year long study of ambient air concentrations of benzene around a service station
Report no. 95/63
Review of European oil industry benzene exposure data (1986 – 1992)
Report no. 7/94
A preliminary study of ambient air concentrations of benzene around service stations and distribution terminals in Europe
Report no. 94/53
Review of chemical and UV light induced melanomas in experimental animals in relation to human melanoma incidence
Report no. 91/52
Factors affecting the skin penetration and carcinogenic potency of petroleum products containing polycyclic aromatic compounds
Report no. 90/55
An assessment of occupational exposure to noise in western European oil refineries
Report no. 90/53
Review of the toxicity of catalytically cracked clarified oil
Report no. 89/56
A management guide to occupational health programmes in the oil industry
Report no. 89/52
The health experience of workers in the petroleum manufacturing and distribution industry
Report no. 2/87
The propagation of noise from petroleum and petrochemical complexes to neighbouring communities
Report no. 4/81