US Agencies Seek Information for Crumb Rubber Studies

Two US agencies are requesting authorisation to complete information collection activities in order to support its investigation of crumb rubber infill.

The US EPA and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are seeking to gather data to inform the project, Characterisation of Exposure Potential during Activities Conducted on Synthetic Turf with Crumb Rubber Infill—New. The work comes amid concerns over the potentially hazardous substances the recycled tyre material contains.

The requested information collection is in support of the second and third elements of the investigation into the material: to characterise the human exposure potential and to collect biological specimens from participants.

The first activity – determining the chemical composition and uses of synthetic turf fields with crumb rubber infill – was completed last year.