A multiagency study in the US has found limited potential for human exposure to chemicals from tire crumbs, concluding an eight-year federal project to examine the safety of recycled crumb rubber used on playgrounds and synthetic turf fields.
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
(PEER), said the report “does a disservice to the issue”. PEER previously criticised the EPA’s 2019 report as unsupported by the evidence