RoHS, WEEE and REACH Compliance

Balazs Offers Compliance Analysis for RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive), WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive), REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) and JIG (Joint Industry Group Standard)

Analyses Provided

Arsenic
Cadmium
Mercury
Lead
Hexavalent Chromium
Phthalates: DINP, DEHP, DBP, DIDP, DNOP, BBP
Brominated Flame Retardants (PBBs or PBDEs).
Total halogens
Vinyl Chloride Polymer (PVC)

Techniques

Mechanical sample preparation

Direct measurement
Cryogenic grinding

Chemical sample preparation

Microwave digestion
Acid digestion
Dry ashing
Solvent extraction
Accelerated solvent extraction (ASE)

Screening

X-ray fluorescence XRF
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA ICP-MS)

Verification Procedures

Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Alkaline digestion/ colorimetric method (UV-VIS)
Spot-test procedure/ boiling water extraction procedure
Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)