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Environmental risks of breakdown nanoplastics from synthetic football fields

Hua, Jing LU ; Lundqvist, Martin LU ; Naidu, Shanti LU ; Ekvall, Mikael T. LU and Cedervall, Tommy LU (2024) In Environmental Pollution 347.
Abstract

The widespread use of synthetic turf in sports has raised health concerns due to potential risks from nanoplastic inhalation or ingestion. Our research focused on detecting nanoplastics in drainage water from a synthetic football field and evaluating the toxicity of these materials after mechanical fragmentation. We collected and analysed drainage water samples for polymer content and subjected high-density polyethylene (HDPE) straws and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) granules used on synthetic football fields, to mechanical breakdown to create nanoplastics. The results indicated the presence of trace amounts of EPDM in the water samples. Furthermore, the toxicological assessment revealed that the broken-down nanoplastics and... (More)

The widespread use of synthetic turf in sports has raised health concerns due to potential risks from nanoplastic inhalation or ingestion. Our research focused on detecting nanoplastics in drainage water from a synthetic football field and evaluating the toxicity of these materials after mechanical fragmentation. We collected and analysed drainage water samples for polymer content and subjected high-density polyethylene (HDPE) straws and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) granules used on synthetic football fields, to mechanical breakdown to create nanoplastics. The results indicated the presence of trace amounts of EPDM in the water samples. Furthermore, the toxicological assessment revealed that the broken-down nanoplastics and leachate from the surface of EPDM rubber granules exhibited high toxicity to Daphnia magna, while nanoplastics from the inner material exhibited no significant toxicity. The findings highlight the urgent need for future research to identify these specific toxic agents from the surface of EPDM granules.

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Artificial turf, Daphnia magna, Ecotoxicological, Ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, Nanoparticles, Nanopolymer, Scrap tires
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Environmental Pollution
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347
article number
123652
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Elsevier
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  • pmid:38447657
  • scopus:85186959198
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0269-7491
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10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123652
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