What Are the Hazardous Substances Banned by the RoHS Directive?
The substances banned by the RoHS Directive are: • Lead • Mercury • Cadmium • Hexavalent Chromium • Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) • Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) However, in the Annex of the RoHS Directive does make allowances for the “Applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1).