Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023

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[O-06] Poster presentations by senior high school students

Sun. May 21, 2023 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Poster (Exhibition Hall 8, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Tatsuhiko Hara(International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Building Research Institute), Katsuyoshi Michibayashi(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Nagoya University), Miwa Kuri(Japan Meteorological Agency), Keiko Konya(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

On-site poster schedule (2023/5/21 13:45-15:15)

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

[O06-P75] Emission of rubber granulate and pile into the environment from artificial turf fields

*Kaoru Tsunemi1 (1. Meikei High School)

Keywords:Plastic, Artificial turf, Ocean spill


Previous studies have pointed to artificial turf pile and rubber chips as plastics that are harmful to rivers and oceans. However, few domestic studies have quantified the emissions of artificial turf into the environment. Therefore, this study investigates the emissions of artificial turf from a school ground and presents appropriate methods for reducing runoff. First, we estimated the runoff flow of pile and rubber chips from the ground with reference to previous overseas studies. Next, we visited the demonstration field of a rubber industry company to identify several measures to prevent artificial turf runoff. In addition, we investigated the pile and rubber chip accumulation in the drainage ditches around the ground. From the above, we were able to create a flow for reducing artificial turf discharge by installing barriers in drainage ditches.