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. 2018 Dec 19;30(3):567–584. doi: 10.1038/s41370-018-0106-1

Table 1.

Substances analysed for content or leaching into water (metals only)

(a) Standard set
Metals (leaching) PAHs Phthalates VOCs
Antimony Acenaphtene Dihexyl phthalate (DHP) Benzene
Arsenic Acenaphtylenene Dimethyl phthalate (DMP) Toluene
Barium Anthracene Diethyl phthalate (DEP) Ethylbenzene
Cadmium Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA) Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) o-Xylene
Chromium Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) p- and m-Xylene
Cobalt Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA) Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) Styrene
Copper Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA) Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP)
Mercury Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Lead Chrysene (CHR)
Molybdenum Dibenzo[a,h]anthracene (DBahA)
Nickel Phenanthrene
Selenium Fluoranthene
Tin Fluorine
Titanium Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene
Vanadium Naphthalene
Zinc Pyrene
(b) Additional set
Metals PAHs Phthalates VOCs
Benzo[c]fluorene Diphenyl phthalate (DPP)
Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP) Diisononyl phthalate (DINP)
Cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene Diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP)
5-Methylchrysene Di-n-octyl phthalate (DNOP)
Dibenzo[a.l]pyrene Di-n-nonyl phthalate (DNNP)
Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP)
Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene Bis (2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA)
Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene
Phenols PCBs Benzothiazoles
4-t-Octylphenol PCB28 Benzothiazole
4-Nonylphenol PCB52 2-Hydroxybenzothiazole
Bisphenol A (BPA) PCB101 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT)
Triclosan PCB118 2-Methoxybenzothiazole
PCB138 2-Aminobenzothiazole
PCB153 2,2-Dithiobis(benzothiazole)
PCB180 N-Cyclohexyl-1,3-benzothiazole-2-amine
N-Cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazole sulphenamide

(a): Substances tested in all 546 rubber granulate samples. (b): Substances tested in subset of 42 (phthalates only) or 7 rubber granulate samples

PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PCBs polychlorinated biphenyls, VOCs volatile organic compounds