Review article

REGULATED FUEL QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA WITH REFERENCE TO REGULATED FUEL STANDARDS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Kate Bagović ; State Administration of Dubrovačko-neretvanska County, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

The increased concentration of pollutants in the air cause serious damage in the natural ecosystem to the detriment of the quality of life. For decades now, the emergence of the emission of pollutants in the air has been identified in the countries of the European space. Thus, the first international agreement in the field of atmosphere protection, Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, was adopted in Geneva in 1979. The intention of domestic legislation is to mitigate the emission of sulphur (S) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) to acceptable levels. On a larger scale, the mentioned pollutants appear as a result of fuel combustion. In this respect, fuel quality has a substantial impact on making the market compatible with the ecological criteria.

Keywords

fuel; quality; emission; pollutants; environment

Hrčak ID:

38552

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/38552

Publication date:

30.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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