Preface

Mapping, emissions and environmental and health assessment of chemical substances in artificial turf

The “Mapping, emissions and environmental and health assessment of chemical substances in artificial turf” project was carried out between April 2007 and the end of October 2007.

This report describes the results of the project, including mapping of products on the market, materials included in artificial turf pitches, chemical analyses and exposure scenarios as well as health and environmental assessments.

The project was carried out by the Danish Technological Institute with Dr Nils H. Nilsson as project manager and Dr Bjørn Malmgren-Hansen responsible for the health and environmental assessments. Mr Uffe Sognstrup Thomsen contributed with quality assurance of health and environmental assessments.

The monitoring group for the project consisted of:

Frank Jensen Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Dorte Lerche Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Nils H. Nilsson Danish Technological Institute

The project was financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.