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ReCiPe was developed in 2008 by RIVM, CML, PRé Consultants and the Radboud University Nijmegen on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment.

Nynke Rots is Senior Scientific Advisor at the RIVM Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.

Concerns about rubber granulate are mainly about the carcinogenic properties of some substances in rubber granulate. In particular, the concern is about a possible relationship with leukaemia and lymphoma.

The substances present in rubber granulate in the Netherlands have been compared with the standards for rubber granulate and with other standards that may apply for these substances, such as for consumer products, toys and soil.

RIVM research on rubber granulate on synthetic turf fields with an infill of rubber granulate was published on December 20th, 2016. In March 2017 RIVM published a compilation of the initial 2016 report and all the scientific background documents: 'Evaluation of health risks of playing sports on synthetic turf pitches with rubber granulate : Scientific background document'.