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Novel method for the characterization and quantification of rubber particles in air samples and human blood

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Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Hubert Dirven, Lorenzo Scibetta, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Berit Granum, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Monica Andreassen, Monica Andreassen, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Raymond Pieters Lorenzo Scibetta, Monica Andreassen, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Van Velzen, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Lorenzo Scibetta, Martin Brits, Marja Lamoree, Lorenzo Scibetta, Marja Lamoree, Marja Lamoree, Lorenzo Scibetta, Martin Van Velzen, Marja Lamoree, Martin Van Velzen, Martin Van Velzen, Quinn Groenewoud, Raymond Pieters Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Quinn Groenewoud, Feride Öykü Sefiloğlu, Raymond Pieters Quinn Groenewoud, Quinn Groenewoud, Raymond Pieters Quinn Groenewoud, Berit Granum, Quinn Groenewoud, Quinn Groenewoud, Quinn Groenewoud, Raymond Pieters Quinn Groenewoud, Berit Granum, Raymond Pieters Quinn Groenewoud, Raymond Pieters Hoek, Gerard, Lars Modig, Monica Andreassen, Lars Modig, Esther S. Lenssen, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Jacco Koekkoek, Esther S. Lenssen, Hoek, Gerard, Monica Andreassen, Hubert Dirven, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Monica Andreassen, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Hubert Dirven, Marja Lamoree, Hubert Dirven, Berit Granum, Hubert Dirven, Hubert Dirven, Hubert Dirven, Hubert Dirven, Hubert Dirven, Hubert Dirven, Raymond Pieters Berit Granum, Berit Granum, Jacco Koekkoek, Jacco Koekkoek, Esther S. Lenssen, Esther S. Lenssen, Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Raymond Pieters Martin Brits, Raymond Pieters Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Martin Brits, Marja Lamoree, Marja Lamoree, Marja Lamoree, Marja Lamoree, Raymond Pieters

Summary

This study developed a novel method to characterize and quantify tire and road wear rubber particles in environmental samples, identifying natural and synthetic rubber polymers including vulcanized styrene-butadiene rubber as the dominant components. The method advances monitoring capabilities for one of the largest sources of microplastic emissions globally.

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Recent investigations have suggested that tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) are the most significant contributor to the overall emission of microplastics into the air. The main polymers within those particles are natural rubber (NR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), both vulcanized with sulfuric compounds like benzothiazole. Within the POLYRISK project, two studies were carried out to assess human exposure and polymer intake to understand the exposure of TRWPs indoors and outdoors. To support these studies, an analytical method has been developed to characterize and measure TRWPs in two distinct matrices: air samples and human blood. Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) was employed for the analyses. Quality assurance and quality control parameters were evaluated to ensure that obtained results are robust and reliable. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were sufficiently low for analyzing the majority of collected air samples (240 m3 per filter)(d-limonene: LOD=198 ng/half filter, LOQ=654 ng/half filter; SBR trimer: LOD=142 ng/ half filter, LOQ=468 ng/ half filter). Outdoor samples (n=8) from three locations varying in traffic intensity showed the highest concentration of 13.39 ng/m3 of NR and 16.55 ng/m3 of SBR Moreover, benzothiazole was detected in all the air samples above the LOQ as a confirmation of TRWP presence. Regarding the indoor filters, all levels were ¡ LOQ. However, the sampled volume was only half of that in the outdoor study. For the analysis of whole blood, the method validation results showed higher LODs and LOQs compared to the air samples experiment, due to matrix interferences. Benzothiazole was consistently detected in all spiked blood samples (n=8), showing a 67 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559472/document

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