Regional Air Quality Strategy has identified VOC emissions from motor vehicles as being a major contributor to the formation of photochemical smog pollution in the SE QLD region. In the atmosphere, VOCs react with NOx in the presence of sunlight to form ozone.
Ozone is an irritant to the respiratory system and the major component of smog.
Caltex Australia is working with other industry members and government to reduce the environmental impact of the use of petroleum products. Energy Usage Electricity, natural gas, and process fuels derived from crude oil are used in the manufacture of petroleum products. There has been minimal variation over the last three years.