Status Reports

Federal Research Action Plan on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds (FRAP) Status Report December 2016

On Friday, December 30, 2016, the EPA, CDC/ATSDR, and CPSC released a status report describing the progress of their research to date. Access the report.

The status report includes the final peer-reviewed Literature Review and Data Gaps Analysis report and describes the progress to date on other research activities that are part of the effort, including

• Characterization of the chemicals found in tire crumbs;
• Characterization of the exposure scenarios for athletes who use turf fields containing tire crumb rubber;
• A study to better understand how children use playgrounds containing tire crumbs; and
• Outreach to key stakeholders including states, relevant federal agencies, international government agencies, non-governmental organizations, industry, field users and others that have researched tire crumb or have research underway and/or that can provide expertise to inform the federal study.

The EPA and CDC/ATSDR reported research findings from the FRAP in two parts. Part 1 and Part 2 are available, along with results from a new biomonitoring study, and can be viewed through the links below.

Part 1

Synthetic Turf Field Recycled Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization Research Final Report: Part 1 – Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization

Part 2
Synthetic Turf Field Recycled Tire Crumb Rubber Research Under the Federal Research Action Plan Final Report: Part 2 – Exposure Characterization Volumes 1 and 2

• Science in Action: Federal Research Action Plan on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds [PDF – 113 KB]
• The EPA’s Limited Study on the Use of Recycled Tire Materials on Turf Fields webpage