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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2024

Are volatile methylsiloxanes in downcycled tire microplastics? Levels and human exposure estimation in synthetic turf football fields.

Tiago Ferreira, Vera Homem, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Ximena Fadic, Arminda Alves, Nuno Ratola

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tiago FerreiraLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
Vera HomemLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
Francisco Cereceda-BalicCentre for Environmental Technologies (CETAM) and Department of Chemistry, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.
Ximena FadicCentre for Environmental Technologies (CETAM) and Department of Chemistry, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile.
Arminda AlvesLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
Nuno RatolaLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal. nrneto@fe.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-9606
Universidade do Porto · PTFederico Santa María Technical University · CL

Funding

Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo FOVI210064Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia CEECIND/00676/2017Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia LA/P/0045/2020 (ALiCE)Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/EQU-EQU/28101/2017Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDB/00511/2020Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDP/00511/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Downcycled rubber, derived from end-of-life tires (ELTs), is frequently applied as crumb rubber (CR) as infill of synthetic turf in sports facilities. This practice has been questioned in recent years as numerous studies have reported the presence of potentially hazardous chemicals in this material. CR particles fall into the category of microplastics (MPs), making them possible vectors for emerging micropollutants. A preliminary study where volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs) were found in CR originated the hypothesis that VMSs are present in this material worldwide. Consequently, the present work evaluates for the first time the levels and trends of seven VMSs in CR from synthetic turf football fields, while attempting to identify the main sources and impacts of these chemicals. A total of 135 CR samples and 12 other of alternative materials were analyzed, employing an ultrasound-assisted dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and the presence of VMSs was confirmed in all samples, in total concentrations ranging from 1.60 to 5089 ng.g

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Environmental ExposureFootballHumansMicroplasticsPlasticsRubberMicroplasticsPlasticsRubberCrumb rubberEnd-of-life tiresHuman healthMicroplasticsTire additivesVolatile methylsiloxanes

Identifiers

PMID38228949
PMCPMC10869416
OpenAlexW4390902888

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