We've Achieved a 50% Reduction in PCB Reporting Limit for Oils
Our Engineering and Oils team are delighted to share that we have reduced our reporting limit for Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) content in oils.
After a successful validation process, we have reduced our reporting limit from 20mg/kg to 10mg/kg.
This reduction will allow our clients to use their UKAS accredited test results for the re-use of oils. Oil suppliers in the UK have agreed not to supply oil with a PCB content greater than 10mg/kg.
PCBs are man-made chemicals developed in the 1920s and used up to 1981 when they were banned in the UK due to their toxicity. PCBs were manufactured as blends called Arochlors® and due to their superior electrical and non-flammable properties, were used intensely in the electrical transformer industries.
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