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A RoHS-Recast (RoHS 2) Primer - Trace Laboratories

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Brief History<br />

<strong>RoHS</strong> = Restriction of Hazardous Substances<br />

<strong>RoHS</strong> 1 = Directive 2002/95/EC<br />

<strong>RoHS</strong> 2 = Directive 2011/65/EU 100<br />

Objective = Limit and regulate 6 hazardous substances in<br />

electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)<br />

Cd ≤ 0.01 wt % or 100ppm (batteries, pigments, etc.)<br />

Hg ≤ 0.1 wt % or 1,000ppm (switches, fluorescent<br />

lamps, etc.)<br />

Pb ≤ 0.1 wt % or 1,000ppm (solder, batteries, etc.)<br />

Cr-VI ≤ 0.1 wt % or 1,000ppm (surface coatings)<br />

Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs) ≤ 0.1 wt % or<br />

1,000ppm (flame retardants)<br />

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) ≤ 0.1 wt % or<br />

1,000ppm (flame retardants)

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