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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Bioaccumulative Substances –The Next Wave of Regulated Substances in Electronics

Until recently, virtually all restricted materials in electronics were classified as either carcinogens (e.g. Pb) or reproductive toxins (e.g. phthalates). Two new categories of restricted m .. read more

Environmental Compliance Reporting – Mastering a Moving Target

Companies that have initiated internal resources to obtain compliance data have realized that collecting,and more importantly,maintaining the currency of that data requires more resources than .. read more

REACH,RoHS,TSCA,CPSC – What’s next?

Restrictions on the use of chemicals in began 30 years ago in the US with the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Over the last five years we have seen a logarithmic increase in produc .. read more

An Update of the Regulatory,Environment,and Performance Status of Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Printed Wiring Boards

Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) is a commercial flame retardant used in rigid FR-4 printed wiring boards (PWB). It is the single largest volume brominated flame retardant in the world. In this ap .. read more

Death,Taxes,and Environmental Compliance: Things you can count on

The European Union passed two directives in 2003 addressing the increasing amount of waste from electric and electronic equipment: (1) Directives 2002/96/ECi – Waste Electrical and Electronic E .. read more

X-Ray Fluorescence Equipment and Materials Characterization for RoHS Compliances

Environmental compliance is becoming a global effort in the electrical and electronics industry. The Directive on “Restriction of Hazardous Substances” (RoHS) in Europe,is forcing the electroni .. read more

Use of EDXRF for RoHS Compliance Screening in PCBA Manufacturing

With the enactment of the European Union (EU) ROHS Directive 2002/95/EC (Ref.1),certain electrical and electronic products that are manufactured in or exported to the European Union have restri .. read more

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Bioaccumulative Substances –The Next Wave of Regulated Substances in Electronics

Until recently, virtually all restricted materials in electronics were classified as either carcinogens (e.g. Pb) or reproductive toxins (e.g. phthalates). Two new categories of restricted m .. read more

Environmental Compliance Reporting – Mastering a Moving Target

Companies that have initiated internal resources to obtain compliance data have realized that collecting,and more importantly,maintaining the currency of that data requires more resources than .. read more

REACH,RoHS,TSCA,CPSC – What’s next?

Restrictions on the use of chemicals in began 30 years ago in the US with the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Over the last five years we have seen a logarithmic increase in produc .. read more

An Update of the Regulatory,Environment,and Performance Status of Tetrabromobisphenol-A in Printed Wiring Boards

Tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA) is a commercial flame retardant used in rigid FR-4 printed wiring boards (PWB). It is the single largest volume brominated flame retardant in the world. In this ap .. read more

Death,Taxes,and Environmental Compliance: Things you can count on

The European Union passed two directives in 2003 addressing the increasing amount of waste from electric and electronic equipment: (1) Directives 2002/96/ECi – Waste Electrical and Electronic E .. read more

X-Ray Fluorescence Equipment and Materials Characterization for RoHS Compliances

Environmental compliance is becoming a global effort in the electrical and electronics industry. The Directive on “Restriction of Hazardous Substances” (RoHS) in Europe,is forcing the electroni .. read more

Use of EDXRF for RoHS Compliance Screening in PCBA Manufacturing

With the enactment of the European Union (EU) ROHS Directive 2002/95/EC (Ref.1),certain electrical and electronic products that are manufactured in or exported to the European Union have restri .. read more