Rubber granulate on synthetic turf fields causes environmental impact Use of rubber granulate sourced from car tyres, on synthetic turf fields can be harmful to the environment in the close vicinity of these fields.
RIVM starts field research into rubber granulate RIVM has started to take samples of rubber granulate from 100 synthetic turf fields in the Netherlands.
RIVM to research safe design for new nanoparticles RIVM will be working alongside a consortium of 23 international partners on a safe design for ‘new’ nanoparticles.