• RoHS: Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (USA, Europe, China)
• WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
• REACH: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals
• JIG: Joint Industry Group Standard

• Arsenic
• Cadmium
• Mercury
• Lead
• Hexavalent Chromium
• Phthalates: DINP, DEHP, DBP, DIDP, DNOP, BBP
• Brominated Flame Retardants  (other than PBBs or PBDEs).
• Total halogens (ionic and bounded)
• Vinyl Chloride Polymer (PVC)
• Chemical speciation: Cr²⁺, Cr³⁺, Cr⁰

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)

Articles and Papers

Application Notes