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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTThe European Union Ban on Microplastics Includes Artificial Turf Crumb Rubber Infill: Other Nations Should Follow SuitPhilip ZuccaroPhilip ZuccaroDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United StatesYale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United StatesMore by Philip Zuccaro, David C. ThompsonDavid C. ThompsonDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United StatesMore by David C. Thompson, Jacob de BoerJacob de BoerAmsterdam Institute for Life and Environment, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsMore by Jacob de Boer, Maria LlompartMaria LlompartCRETUS, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition, and Food Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, SpainMore by Maria Llompart, Andrew WattersonAndrew WattersonFaculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, ScotlandMore by Andrew Watterson, Robert BilottRobert BilottDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United StatesMore by Robert Bilott, Linda S. BirnbaumLinda S. BirnbaumDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United StatesNicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United StatesMore by Linda S. Birnbaumhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5429-5658, and Vasilis Vasiliou*Vasilis VasiliouDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, United States*[email protected]More by Vasilis VasiliouView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-3118Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, 58, 6, 2591–2594Publication Date (Web):February 1, 2024Publication History Received2 January 2024Published online1 February 2024Published inissue 13 February 2024https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c00047https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c00047article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2024 American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views4428Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (2 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Biopolymers,Bodies of water,Environmental pollution,Materials,Water pollution Get e-Alerts