It is known from investigations performed in landfill sites used for rubber waste that vulcanisation accelerations and anti-ageing agents are eluted by rain water and soil humidity. These rubber chemicals and partially formed degradation products [1,2] can reach and pollute the groundwater or may be mineralised beforehand by hydrolysis and biological degradation processes.
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