Chemical & RoHS Restricted Substances
What is Chemical & RoHS Restricted Substances testing?
Chemical testing uses spectrometry and chromatography to detect and quantify hazardous elements down to parts-per-million (ppm) levels in raw materials and finished products.
Why Chemical & RoHS Restricted Substances testing?
Global environmental directives like EU RoHS 3 and EU REACH strictly ban toxic substances from commercial products. Non-compliance results in heavy fines and mandatory product destruction.
How can GICG help?
Equipped with XRF rapid screening, GC-MS, and ICP-OES instrumentation, GICG delivers reliable compliance reports with 3-5 day turnaround.
Accredited Standards & Laboratory Protocols
Some of the chemical & rohs restricted substances services provided by GICG include:
RoHS 3 Restricted Substances (10 Hazardous Elements)
IEC 62321 Series- •Lead (Pb) < 1,000 ppm & Cadmium (Cd) < 100 ppm
- •Mercury (Hg) < 1,000 ppm & Hexavalent Chromium (Cr VI) < 1,000 ppm
- •Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) & Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) < 1,000 ppm
- •Phthalates (DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP < 1,000 ppm each)
REACH SVHC Candidate List Screening
EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006- •Screening for 240+ Substances of Very High Concern (threshold < 0.1% w/w)
- •SCIP Database Notification Technical Assessment
- •Halogen-Free Screening: Chlorine (Cl) < 900 ppm, Bromine (Br) < 900 ppm
Specialized Test Equipment & Instrumentation
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (ED-XRF) for Non-Destructive Screening
Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) with Thermal Desorption Unit
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer for Hexavalent Chromium (Cr VI) Colorimetric Determination
Critical Quality Checkpoints & Inspection Criteria
Official Laboratory Deliverables
Frequently Asked Technical Questions
Q:What is the purpose of XRF screening versus wet chemical testing in RoHS analysis?
ED-XRF provides rapid, non-destructive screening to confirm that elements like Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium are well below regulatory limits. If any element tests close to the limit, precise wet-chemical ICP testing is performed to quantify the exact concentration.
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