Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Daniele Coppola

Publications

• Research Article
  Release of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals from Rubber Crumb in Synthetic Turf Fields: Preliminary Hazard Assessment for Athletes
  Author(s): Letizia Marsili, Daniele Coppola, Nicola Bianchi, Silvia Maltese, Massimo Bianchi and Maria Cristina FossiLetizia Marsili, Daniele Coppola, Nicola Bianchi, Silvia Maltese, Massimo Bianchi and Maria Cristina Fossi
  
  Synthetic turf, made with an infill of rubber crumb from used tyres or virgin rubber, is now common in many sporting facilities. It is known that it contains compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals. We evaluated in nine samples of rubber crumb the total content of some heavy metals (Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr, Ni, Fe) normally found in tyres by microwave mineralization and the levels of the 14 US EPA priority PAHs by Soxhlet extraction and HPLC analysis. The results showed high levels of PAHs and zinc in all rubber crumb samples compared to rubber granulate limits set by Italian National Amateur League (LND). Following the precautionary principle, a risk assessment at 25°C was done, using the Average Daily Dose (ADD) assumed by athletes, expressed in terms of mass of contaminant per unit of body weight per day (mg/kg day), and the Lifetime Average Daily.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000265

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