Heavy Metals in Plastic RMs - XRF Analysis
European Communion (EC) directives have defined specific limits for heavy metals in plastic.  Sets of PE and PVC have been designed for screening
heavy metals to check for compliance with these limits.
These sets of reference materials consist of 3 individual discs.  Each disc is 31 mm in diameter and approximately 13 mm thick.  The overall error of 
concentration of the added element is estimated at less than 4% relative at a 95% confidence level.  Except, below 100 mg/kg, the estimated error is
5 mg/kg absolute at a 95% confidence level.
There are many various additives combined with different plastics or polymers to give specific properties.  XRF is often used to monitor these products.
If you have a specific or special application need, please contact us for the possibility of custom made reference materials.
These RMs are sold as sets only.
Heavy Metals in PE Heavy Metals in PVC Coming Soon
  PE-High PE-Low PE-Blank   PVC-High PVC-Low PVC-Blank
Element Conc. added, (mg/kg) Conc. added, (mg/kg) Conc. added, (mg/kg) Element Conc. added, (mg/kg) Conc. added, (mg/kg) Conc. added, (mg/kg)
               
Br 1095 499 0 Br      
Hg 1094 203 0 Hg      
Cr 998 398 0 Cr      
Pb 1202 400 0 Pb      
Cd 303 100 0 Cd      
Every effort is made to assure the high quality of these standards and their data.  The use of these standards and the interpretation of the results is the sole
responsibility of the user.