The recent literature describing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, water, soil
and sediment, waste sludge, biomonitoring, toxicity, are reviewed. Aspects of sampling …

Recycling end-of-life tires (ELTs) reduces waste and provides a low-cost source of energy
and materials such as crumb rubber, used as infill in artificial turf football pitches. However …

Crumb rubber granulate (CRG) produced from end of life tires (ELTs) is applied to synthetic
turf pitches (STPs), playgrounds, safety surfaces and walkways. In addition to fillers …

Tire wear particles are not only the type of polymer particles most prevalent in the
environment but also act as source of various organic micropollutants, many of which are …

Road dust resuspension is one of the main sources of particulate matter with impacts on air
quality, health and climate. With the aim of characterising the thoracic fraction, a portable …

Social and environmental concern about the use of crumb rubber from end-of-life car tires in
the construction of different sport and recreational facilities is increasing due to the presence …

Recycled crumb rubber (CR) is rich in compounds with unrecognized toxic potency; this
study aims at the development of an analytical method that would allow identification and …

Due to the high concern generated in the last years about the safety of recycled tire rubber
used for recreational sports surfaces, this study aims at evaluating the presence of forty …

Nowadays concern exists about the safety for both football players and the environment of
recycled tire rubber used as infill in synthetic turf football pitches. In this study 40 target …

Vast amounts of rubber waste are produced every year, where end-of-life tires (ELT) mount
up the largest share with several million tonnes in the EU each year. This points up the …