Dr John F.B. Bolte (1971) lectures on smart sensor systems at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and the Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health at RIVM, where he is the assignment coordinator for personal exposure and impact monitoring using wearable sensors.

At the end of 2017, RIVM was commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management to research the potential environmental impact of rubber granulate. The study was prompted by the discovery in 2017 that large quantities of rubber granulate were vanishing from sports pitches and into the environment. RIVM had previously identified potential environmental risks from substances leaching out of the rubber granulate.

The exploratory study answers 5 questions: