Green Procurement Regulated Substances and
EU Regulated Substances
Analysis of Regulated Substances by the RoHS Directive, the WEEE Directive, and the ELV Directive (Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr6+, PBB, and PBDE)
Analysis of Regulated Substances by the RoHS Directive, the WEEE Directive, and the ELV Directive
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ELV-WEEE & RoHS Directives
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End-of-life vehicle (ELV)
The directive for addressing the end of life for automotive products -
Waste Electric & Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
The directive for addressing waste of electric and electronic equipment -
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS)
The directive for restricting the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
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End-of-life vehicle (ELV)
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Regulated substances
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ELV
Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr6+ Enforced from July 1 2003. -
WEEE & RoHS
Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr6+, PBB, PBDEEnforced from July 1 2006.
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ELV
Analysis of Hazardous Substances with Environmental Impact
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Organic fluorinated compounds (PFOS and PFOA)
- JFE-TEC can quantify perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) whose use is regulated by EU.
Level A materials and substances regulated in JIG
| Substances | Major regulations | Example of analysis method |
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| Lead (Pb) | RoHS,ELV | ICP mass spectrometry, flameless atomic absorption (AA) spectrometry |
| Cadmium (Cd) | RoHS,ELV | ICP mass spectrometry, flameless atomic absorption (AA) spectrometry |
| Mercury (Hg) | RoHS,ELV | Cold vapor AA spectrometry, ICP mass spectrometry |
| Six valent chromium (Cr6+) | RoHS,ELV | Extraction and Absorption photometry |
| Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) | RoHS | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | RoHS | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Asbestos | EEC Directive, Occupational Health and Safety Law | X-ray diffraction method, phase contrast microscopy |
| Azo dyes and pigments | German regulation on its use in consumer goods | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Ozone depleting substances | Law concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer through the Control of Specified Substances and Other Measures, Montreal Protocol | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) | Chemical Substance Control Law | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) (number of chlorine atoms: more than 3) | Chemical Substance Control Law | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Radioactive materials | U.S. Nuclear Regular Commission regulations on power reactor and radioactive materials | G. M. counter |
| Short-chain chlorinated paraffins | Norway regulations | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Tibutyltin (TBT), triphenyltin (TPT) (organic tin compounds) | Chemical Substance Control Law | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Tributyltin oxide (TBTO) (organic tin compound) | Chemical Substance Control Law | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
Level B materials and substances regulated in JIG
| Substances | Example of analysis method |
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| Antimony (Sb) | ICP mass spectrometry, flameless AA spectrometry |
| Arsine (As) | Flameless AA spectrometry, hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry |
| Beryllium (Be) | ICP mass spectrometry, ICP atomic emission spectrometry |
| Bismuth (Bi) | ICP mass spectrometry, flameless AA spectrometry |
| Brominated flame retardants (except PBB and PBDE) | Gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Phthalate esters | Extraction and gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) | High performance liquid chromatography |
| Selenium (Se) | Flameless AA spectrometry, hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry |
