Chemical testing and laboratory coordination for environmental product compliance.
Enviropass helps manufacturers evaluate products and materials against requirements such as RoHS, REACH, PFAS, California Proposition 65, POPs, TSCA, batteries, packaging and more.
Complete RoHS testing is performed directly through our Montreal, Canada laboratory operations, including heavy metals and hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] analysis. Testing for other regulatory requirements is coordinated through our partner laboratories.
We define a fit-for-purpose testing strategy based on your product, materials, available documentation and regulatory scope, helping focus laboratory work where it is actually needed.
Your project is managed by our Canadian team. RoHS testing is performed from Montreal, while testing for other regulatory requirements is coordinated through our laboratory partners.
Receive laboratory results together with the compliance interpretation needed for your assessment. We provide a compliance conclusion and identify any additional documentation, testing, or corrective actions required.
We support product and material testing across a variety of industries, including:
The appropriate analytical technique depends on the material, substance of concern and regulatory objective.
For RoHS, Enviropass provides complete testing from Montreal. For REACH, PFAS, Proposition 65, POPs, TSCA and other regulatory programs, Enviropass defines and coordinates the appropriate testing through its laboratory partners.
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is used to identify and quantify selected organic substances, including substances relevant to RoHS such as phthalates and brominated flame retardants, depending on the material and analytical method.
For other regulatory programs, GC-MS testing can be coordinated through the appropriate laboratory partner.
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) provides rapid, non-destructive screening for heavy metals and other elements.
For RoHS testing in Montreal, XRF can screen materials for elements including lead, mercury, cadmium, total chromium and total bromine. Where chromium is detected, additional analysis may be required because XRF does not distinguish hexavalent chromium from other forms of chromium.
UV-Vis spectrophotometry is used in our Montreal RoHS testing capabilities for hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] analysis, including appropriate metal and coating applications.
It provides the substance-specific analysis that elemental screening such as XRF cannot provide for Cr(VI).
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) provides rapid material and molecular characterization and can be used as a screening or supporting technique for polymers and selected substances.
Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART-MS) enables rapid screening of selected organic compounds with limited sample preparation.
RoHS testing methods are selected according to the material and substance being assessed, using applicable methods from the IEC 62321 series where appropriate.
IEC 62321-3-1 – XRF screening
IEC 62321-7-1 – Hexavalent chromium in metal coatings
IEC 62321-8 – Phthalates in polymers
Not sure which tests are needed?
Tell us about your product, materials, target markets and available compliance documentation. We can help determine the appropriate testing scope and coordinate the required laboratory work.