Playground Rubber Mulch Resources
- GroundSmart™ Playground Rubber Mulch – Installation Instructions
- GroundSmart™ Playground Rubber Mulch – Architectural Bid Specifications
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – IPEMA Certification for 4”, 5” and 6” compacted depths per ASTM F1292-13
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – IPEMA Certification for F3012
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 4” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 5” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 6” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Accelerated Weathering Test
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Feedstock MSDS Sheet
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Product Warranty
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Chemicals Commonly Found in Natural Soil vs Recycled Rubber
- Public Playground Safety Handbook
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD. Publication #325, Nov 2010.
www.cpsc.gov - Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD. Publication #324, 2005.
www.cpsc.gov
Playground Rubber Mulch Research
- Health and Safety Considerations Associated with the Use of Recycled Waste Tires for Playground Surfacing
- Review of the Human Health & Ecological Safety of Exposure to Recycled Tire Rubber found at Playgrounds and Synthetic Turf Fields
- Crumb Infill and Turf Characterization for Trace Elements and Organic Materials
- Information Regarding Use of Recycled Rubber on Playgrounds
- A Scoping-Level Field Monitoring Study of Synthetic Turf Fields and Playgrounds
- The Effects of PU Coated Rubber Mulch ion the Leaching of Contaminants Compared to Uncoated and Acrylic Latex Coated Rubber Mulch
- Evaluation of Playing Surface Characteristics of Various In-Filled Systems
- Evaluation of Health Effects of Recycled Waste Tires in Playground and Track Products
- Preliminary Assessment of the Toxicity from Exposure to Crumb Rubber: its use in Playgrounds and Artificial Turf Playing Fields
- Toxicological Evaluation for the Hazard Assessment of Tire Crumb for Use in Public Playgrounds
- Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
Report Summary: Supplemental chronic risk estimates … indicate that regular exposure (e.g., regular play on ground rubber filled athletic fields) to ground rubber for the length of one’s childhood does not increase risk of cancer above levels considered by the State of California to be de minimus.
- Five Year Study of the Water Quality Effects of Tire Shreds Placed Above the Water Table
- Environmental Impacts of Recycled Rubber in Light-Fill Applications
Landscape Rubber Mulch Resources
- GroundSmart™ Landscape Rubber Mulch – Installation Instructions
- GroundSmart™ Landscape Rubber Mulch – Architectural Bid Specifications
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Accelerated Weathering Test
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Feedstock MSDS Sheet
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Product Warranty
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Chemicals Commonly Found in Natural Soil vs Recycled Rubber
- Landscape Groundcover Recommended Materials Usage Chart
- U.S. Green Building Council LEED Credits
Landscape Rubber Mulch Research
- Review of the Human Health & Ecological Safety of Exposure to Recycled Tire Rubber found at Playgrounds and Synthetic Turf Fields
- Crumb Infill and Turf Characterization for Trace Elements and Organic Materials
- 2009 Study of Crumb Rubber Derived from Recycled Tires Final Report
- The Effects of PU Coated Rubber Mulch ion the Leaching of Contaminants Compared to Uncoated and Acrylic Latex Coated Rubber Mulch
- Zinc in Drainage Water Under Artificial Turf Fields with SBR
- Five Year Study of the Water Quality Effects of Tire Shreds Placed Above the Water Table
Resources
- GroundSmart™ Training Surface Rubber Mulch – Installation Instructions
- GroundSmart™ Training Surface Rubber Mulch – Architectural Bid Specifications
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – IPEMA Certification for 4”, 5” and 6” compacted depths per ASTM F1292-13
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – IPEMA Certification for F3012
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 4” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 5” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – ASTM F1951-99 Wheelchair Accessibility Test at 6” compacted depth
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Accelerated Weathering Test
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Feedstock MSDS Sheet
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Product Warranty
- GroundSmart™ Rubber Mulch – Chemicals Commonly Found in Natural Soil vs Recycled Rubber
- Public Playground Safety Handbook
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD. Publication #325, Nov 2010.
www.cpsc.gov - Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD. Publication #324, 2005.
www.cpsc.gov
Research
- Health and Safety Considerations Associated with the Use of Recycled Waste Tires for Playground Surfacing
- Review of the Human Health & Ecological Safety of Exposure to Recycled Tire Rubber found at Playgrounds and Synthetic Turf Fields
- Crumb Infill and Turf Characterization for Trace Elements and Organic Materials
- Information Regarding Use of Recycled Rubber on Playgrounds
- A Scoping-Level Field Monitoring Study of Synthetic Turf Fields and Playgrounds
- The Effects of PU Coated Rubber Mulch ion the Leaching of Contaminants Compared to Unoated and Acrylic Latex Coated Rubber Mulch
- Evaluation of Playing Surface Characteristics of Various In-Filled Systems
- Evaluation of Health Effects of Recycled Waste Tires in Playground and Track Products
- Preliminary Assessment of the Toxicity from Exposure to Crumb Rubber: its use in Playgrounds and Artificial Turf Playing Fields
- Toxicological Evaluation for the Hazard Assessment of Tire Crumb for Use in Public Playgrounds
- Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
Report Summary: Supplemental chronic risk estimates … indicate that regular exposure (e.g., regular play on ground rubber filled athletic fields) to ground rubber for the length of one’s childhood does not increase risk of cancer above levels considered by the State of California to be de minimus.
- Five Year Study of the Water Quality Effects of Tire Shreds Placed Above the Water Table
- Environmental Impacts of Recycled Rubber in Light-Fill Applications