The RoHS directive (2002/95/EC) of the EU prescribes that new electrical and electronic equipment, introduced on the market from July 1, 2006, shall not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBB (polybrominated biphenyls) or PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers). Producers are required to provide information on the contents of their products and to show compliance with the RoHS directive.

These products usually consist of many components from different sources; thus extensive collection and evaluation of information from subcontractors may be required before the contents of a product can be declared. Furthermore, a substance may occur as an impurity in a material and thus be present in the product even if not deliberately introduced in the manufacturing process. For these reasons, it is often advantageous to submit the entire product, or selected parts or components thereof, to chemical analysis. This is where ALS Scandinavia comes in.

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