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The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS 1), short for Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, was adopted in February 2003 by the European Union. [2] The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous chemicals in electronics.
Tube cap color or type in order of draw Additive Usage and comments Blood culture bottle: Sodium polyanethol sulfonate (anticoagulant) and growth media for microorganisms: Usually drawn first for minimal risk of contamination. [1] Two bottles are typically collected in one blood draw; one for aerobic organisms and one for anaerobic organisms ...
Having detailed information on the substances present in their products will allow retailers to work with the manufacturing base to substitute or remove potentially harmful substances from products. The list of harmful substances is continuously growing and requires organizations to constantly monitor any announcements and additions to the ...
There are currently six substances considered environmentally hazardous by the China RoHS II directive as specified in standard GB/T 26572-2011. [4] The substances followed by its restriction limits are below. Lead, 0.1%; Mercury, 0.1%; Cadmium, 0.01%; Hexavalent chromium, 0.1%; Polybrominated biphenyls, 0.1%; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, 0.1%
A substance of very high concern (SVHC) is a chemical substance (or part of a group of chemical substances) which has been proposed as a candidate for inclusion on the Authorization or Restriction list (see: ECHA Lists) of REACH. [1]
The SIN List is composed of chemicals evaluated by the environmental NGO ChemSec as meeting EU criteria for being Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) under Article 57 of REACH, being either carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR), persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT), very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB), or posing an equivalent environmental or health threat., [1] [2]
Noting the possible hazards on the environment, however, PBBs were listed as one of six controlled substances under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), which was enacted into European Law in February 2003. RoHS legislation lists PBBs as a "restricted substance" group.
A range of Vacutainer tubes containing blood. A vacutainer blood collection tube is a sterile glass or plastic test tube with a colored rubber stopper creating a vacuum seal inside of the tube, facilitating the drawing of a predetermined volume of liquid. Vacutainer tubes may contain additives designed to stabilize and preserve the specimen ...