Environmental Protection Interpretation

1. About PAHS

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (German: Polyzyklischer Aromatischer Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK)/English: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHS) is a general term for more than 100 chemical structural formulas. PAHs contains 16 common polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

 TESTING ITEMS

1Naphthalene
2Acenaphthylene
3cenaphthylene
4Florence
5Phenanthrene
6Anthracite
7Fluoranthene
8Pyrenees
9Benzo[a]anthracene
10Chrysene
11Benzo[b]fluoranthene
12 Benzo[b]fluoranthene
13Benzo[a]pyrene
14Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyren
15Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene
16Benzo[g,h,i]perylene

PAHs limit requirements

The concentration of PAHs shall not exceed the maximum value specified below

1. Requirements for consumer products
parameterLess than 30s after skin contactSkin contact for more than 30s
Benzopyrene a mg/kg201
Total amount of 16 kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standard) mg/kg20010
2.For food, toys, and child care products, products that may come into direct contact with the human body
parameter(Category 1) Materials that come into contact with food or need to be put in the mouth according to regulations(Category 2) Toy materials not classified in Category 1
Benzopyrene a mg/kgNot detectable(<0.1)1
Total amount of 16 kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standard) mg/kg110
3.For those not in contact with the skin, the regulations refer to the situation of "skin contact less than 30S"

◆The source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs):

Incomplete combustion of organic matter, coal/oil/gas/tobacco/barbecue, charcoal, crude oil, tar, drugs, dyes, plastics, rubber, pesticides, engines, generators produce PAHs

◆Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may exist materials:

Charcoal, crude oil, tar (natural), drugs, dyes, plastics, rubber, pesticides (man-made), lubricants, release agents, capacitor electrolyte, mineral oil, tar (man-made), insecticides, fungicides, mosquito coils, Smoking, gasoline anti-coagulant (man-made) other

◆Specific materials that may exist in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs):

Wires/plugs, plastic handles, plastic packaging boxes, rubber handles, odorous plastics, rubber products

◆Regulatory requirements for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs):

European Union countries 76/769/EEC/German: LMBG/ US USEPA, China GB, GB/T, GHZ

◆The hazards of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs):

Strong carcinogen, damage the reproductive system, easily lead to skin cancer, lung cancer, upper gastrointestinal tumors, arteriosclerosis, infertility

2.About POHS

●In June 2007, it was proposed that the production, import and sales of consumer products, the content of harmful substances

●Prohibition on Certain Hazardous Substance in Consumer Products

●Only for the Norwegian market

●The scope is wider than RoHS, covering all consumer products

3. About PFOS/PFOA

●PFOS (Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid)

Uses: Waterproof, anti-grease agent, non-stick pot

●Substances that persist in the environment, have biological storage properties and are harmful to the human body

●Proposed on October 30, 2006, and implemented on June 27, 2008

●Do not contain less than 50ppm, can use textiles less than 1000ppm 1μg/m2

4. about APEO

●Alkylphenol polyoxyethylene ether

●Includes NPEO, OPEO, DPEO, DNPEO, etc.

●Non-ionic Surfactant

Used in textile printing and dyeing processing and plastics

●The total of the four components is less than 10ppm

●Mainly for the textile and garment industry, there are various requirements for export to the EU, 30-150ppm

5. Organotin (TBT, TPT, DBT, DOT)

●2009/425/EC July 1, 2010

●Consumer Goods

●Antibacterial agent (textile) PU foam additive PVC stabilizer silicone rubber catalyst

●Tributyltin, triphenyltin, dibutyltin, dioctyltin

6. Phthalates

Methyl phthalate (salt)

●Industrial plasticizer

●December 7, 1999, as stipulated in 1999/815/EC, toys and children’s products

●The total concentration of six kinds of DINP, DEHP, DNOP, DNDP, BBP, and DBP shall not be higher than 0.1%

●Reproductive toxicity, endocrine interference

●Latest 2005/84/EC

About halogen content

●Plastic/polymer use for adding halogen

●Use of halogen in pigment structure

●Plastic additives, PBB/PBDE/TBBP, etc. chlorinated

●CFCs Chlorinated Paraffin

SCNY and other international companies promote the ban on halogen-containing materials

Halogen regulations

●Halogen-free wires and cables according to PREN 14582, all halogen content is less than 50ppm

●Electronic products (such as PCB) EN-50268-2 bromine and chlorine content is less than 900pm, bromine and chlorine content is less than 1500ppm

About REACH

What is REACH? What is REACH?

Registration, Evaluation, Authorization of Chemicals System

Mechanism system for chemical registration, evaluation and authorization

Registration

Evaluation

Authorization

Restriction (registered)