2024
The European Union Ban on Microplastics Includes Artificial Turf Crumb Rubber Infill: Other Nations Should Follow Suit
Zuccaro P, Thompson D, de Boer J, Llompart M, Watterson A, Bilott R, Birnbaum L, Vasiliou V. The European Union Ban on Microplastics Includes Artificial Turf Crumb Rubber Infill: Other Nations Should Follow Suit. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 2591-2594. PMID: 38301275, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00047.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber
Perkins AN, Inayat-Hussain SH, Deziel NC, Johnson CH, Ferguson SS, Garcia-Milian R, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Evaluation of potential carcinogenicity of organic chemicals in synthetic turf crumb rubber. Environmental Research 2018, 169: 163-172. PMID: 30458352, PMCID: PMC6396308, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynthetic turf fieldsCrumb rubber infillEuropean Chemicals AgencyOrganic chemicalsUS EPAADMET PredictorRubber infillUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyFuture exposure studiesChemical constituentsStates Environmental Protection AgencyHazardous chemicalsComputational toxicologyChemical componentsVinyl chlorideChemicalsPriority carcinogensTurf fieldsToxicology assessmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyCarcinogenic chemicalsChemicals AgencyExposure studiesECHA databasePotential carcinogenicity