Playground lead levels in rubber, soil, sand, and mulch surfaces in Boston.

Rubber surfacing is often used in playgrounds due to its potential injury prevention benefits and as a way to recycle waste tires. Available research on chemicals in recycled rubber has focused on synthetic turf applications, but is limited for playground rubber surfacing. Potential lead contaminati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Khaled S Almansour, Nicholas J Arisco, May K Woo, Anna S Young, Gary Adamkiewicz, Jaime E Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216156