EHHI :: Exposures to Recycled Tire Rubber Crumbs Used on Synthetic Turf Fields, Playgrounds and as Gardening Mulch

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Research Areas Childhood Obesity Cancer Vehicle Exhaust Pesticides Asthma School Environments Wood Smoke Pressure Treated Wood Synthetic Turf Plastics	Artificial Turf: Exposures to Ground Up Rubber Tires - Athletic Fields, Playgrounds, Garden Mulch
	Related Literature Chien, Y. et al. Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards in Scrap-Tire Shredding Facilities. Science of the Total Environment. 2003:35-46. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Summaries and Evaluations. The Rubber Industry (Group 1) Supplement 7, 1987, p. 332. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Evaluation of Health Effects of Recycled Waste Tires in Playground and Track Products. January 2007: 8-12. Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the Radium Hospital. Pitches – An Assessment of the Health Risks for Football Players. Oslo, Norway. January 2006:13-16, Tables 4-8. 8. Id. Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard. Birkholz, Belton, Guidotti. Canadian Study. Toxicological Evaluation of Hazard Assessment of Tire Crumb for Use on Public Playgrounds. Jour of Air and Waste Mgt Assoc. 2003 53:903-907. USEPA, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. Case Study of Tire Crumb Use on Playgrounds: Risk Analysis and Communication When Major Chemical Knowledge Gaps Exist. Environmental Health Perspectives. Volume 114, No. 1, January 2006 “The French Study” — Health Evaluation of the Use of Elastometer Granulates as Filling in Third- Generation Artificial Turf 2007. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Handbook for Public Playground Safety. Publication No. 325. Kolitzus, H. Investigation and Assessment of Synthetic Surfaces in Switzerland Including Athletic and Soccer Facilities. IST Switzerland, October, 2006. “On Playing Fields, Grass Is an Endangered Species.” New York Times, David Gonzales, Reporter, August 13, 2007. “Turf Wars Heat Up: Grass vs. Synthetic.” The Boston Globe, Connie Paige, Globe Correspondent, March 25, 2007. The Hankyoreh Newspaper, South Korea. July 2, 2007. Artificial turf causing skin disease at nation's schools. Tucker, MR. Ground Rubber: Potential Toxicity to Plants. North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Media Notes for North Carolina Growers. April 1997	Download Report Full Text of Report Report Navigation Introduction Summary Recommendations Potential Health & Environmental Risks Related Literature Synthetic Turf Home Links Examination of Crumbrubber produced from recycled tires - CT Agricultural Experiment Station Evaluation of Health Effects of Recycled Waste Tires in Playground and Track Products Artificial Turf Pitches – An Assessment of the Health Risks for Football Players Synthetic Turf Ground Rubber: Potential Toxicity to Plants Media Notes for North Carolina Growers
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