PAHs

PAHs

PAHs Directive (2005/69/EC) and German GS certification requirements for PAHs
The EU Directive on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs Directive 2005/69/EC) issued in 2005 restricts the use of 16 PAHs including benzopyrene (Bap). Based on the fact that the imported products PAHs found in German ports have exceeded the standard, the Experience Exchange Office of the German Safety Technology Certification Center (ZLS-ATAV) stipulates that from April 1, 2008, all GS mark certification agencies will add PAHs, and cannot Products that pass the PAHs test will not be able to obtain GS certification and successfully enter Germany. The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) standard requires testing of the above 16 PAHs. EU REACH regulations will be benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[a]anthracene, quinone, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene 、Dibenzo[a, h]anthracene and other eight PAHs are classified as restricted substances. The Directive specifies that the added oil directly placed on the market or the added oil used to make tires should meet the following technical parameters: The content of benzopyrene (BaP) must not exceed 1mg/kg, and the total content of the eight PAHs should be less than 10mg/kg; this is consistent with the 2005/69/EC directive issued earlier. Although the above two directives have no clear requirements for the use of materials that may involve PAHs in other fields, since 2005, some large EU traders and related industry organizations have organized themselves to require tools and electrical appliances sold in the EU. Carry out limited control to reduce the harm caused by possible PAHs. AtAV, the experience exchange office of the German Safety Technology Certification Center, passed a proposal on November 20, 2007, requiring the mandatory inclusion of PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon testing in the GS mark certification. The regulation took effect on April 1, 2008. The requirements for PAHs limits in German GS certification are:



(1) Consumer products: benzo(a)pyrene <20mg/kg, total of 16 PAHs<200mg/kg if contacted with skin for less than 30 seconds or not contacted with skin; benzene if contacted with skin for more than 30 seconds And (a) pyrene <1mg/kg, the sum of 16 PAHs <10mg/kg;

(2) Toys, food, children's care products and products that will enter the mouth: contact with food or other products that will enter the mouth, benzo (a) pyrene <0.2mg/kg, the sum of 16 PAHs <0.2mg/kg; other Product, benzo (a) pyrene <1mg/kg, the sum of 16 PAHs <10mg/kg. PAHs are a general term for a class of aromatic compounds and may exist in: charcoal, crude oil, distillate oil, tar (natural), drugs, dyes, plastics, rubber, pesticides (artificial), lubricants, mold release agents, capacitor electrolytes , Mineral oil, asphalt (artificial), insecticides, fungicides, mosquito coils, smoking, gasoline inhibitor (artificial), etc., incomplete combustion of organic matter and generators may also produce PAHs. PAHs are strong carcinogens, damage to the reproductive system, easily lead to skin cancer, lung cancer, upper gastrointestinal tumors, arteriosclerosis, infertility, etc. The 16 PAHs are: 1 Naphthalene 2 Acenaphthylene Acenaphthylene

3 Acenaphthene acenaphthene

4 Fluorene

5 Phenanthrene

6 Anthracene

7 Fluoranthene

8 Pyrene Pyrene

9 Benzo(a)anthracene Benzo(a)anthracene

10 Chrysene

11 Benzo(b)fluoranthene benzo(b)fluoranthene

12 Benzo(k)fluoranthene Benzo(k)fluoranthene

13 Benzo(a)pyrene benzo(a)pyrene

14 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene indenebenzene(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

15 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene Dibenzo(a,n)anthracene

16 Benzo(g,hi)perylene benzo (ghi) north (perylene)