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A synthetic turf cautionary tale.
I strongly encourage you to arm yourself with information about how to best protect yourself and your children from the potentially harmful effects of being in contact with a synthetic turf field. Winchester Star, Massachusetts. Opinion, 7 November 2009.
3 yards and a cloud of what?
In the latest generation of artificial turf are thousands of tiny rubber crumbs made from pulverized tires. What if the crumbs end up in a player's mouth or lungs? At least 100 different chemicals and heavy metals like lead are found in tire crumbs. Are there long-term health risks from playing on these fields? Omaha World-Herald, Nebraska. 5 November 2009.
Schools await a U.S. report on artifical turf.
It's been more than a year since the Environmental Protection Agency began looking to see if artificial turf releases toxic chemicals and might be harmful to children. Some watchdog groups say the EPA is stalling. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 13 October 2009.
Despite best intent, fake lawns aren't the answer.
There are two things that everybody should be able to agree on in the controversy surrounding an Old East Dallas resident covering his front lawn with artificial turf. Dallas Morning News, Texas. Editorial, 20 August 2009.
Artificial turf raises questions about safety.
When artificial turf became widely available the masses of high schools in arid regions of the United States rejoiced. Then concerns began to arise regarding the methods used to turn and keep the fake grass such a vivid hue of green. Plainview Daily Herald, Texas. 13 July 2009.
Fake fields, real risk.
The Environmental Protection Agency's preliminary findings suggest the artificial-grass fields are safe, a spokesman told The Inquirer recently. But there's still plenty of cause for concern about artificial turf. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. Editorial, 9 July 2009.
Artificial turf fields should be removed, says Gotbaum.
Reflecting concerns raised by an internal memo by scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and public interest organizations called on the city to replace artificial turf fields in parks throughout New York. Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York. 19 June 2009.
Lush, weedless and plastic.
Faux turf companies are increasingly targeting the residential market by pitching the environmental benefits of a new generation of synthetic grass. Edmonton Journal, Alberta. 7 June 2009.
Synthetic turf fields kicking up safety concerns.
Some health experts, activists and parents from Seattle to Chicago to Stamford, Mass. worry that children who play on artficial turf may be exposed to chemicals if they inhale or swallow the rubber granules, known as crumb rubber. Associated Press. 18 May 2009.
CA lawmakers question safety of artificial turf.
The safety of artificial turf sports fields has raised the attention of state lawmakers and Attorney General Brown's office, after research showed the surfaces contain toxic materials. San Francisco KPIX TV, California. 9 May 2009.
Testimony taken on BPA, fake turf.
Despite a major snowstorm, advocates and industry representatives headed to the Capitol Monday to testify on a variety of environmental issues, from artificial turf on playing fields to banning bisphenol-A from baby bottles. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 4 March 2009.
Mother pushes for Connecticut moratorium on artificial turf fields.
A Westport woman who is worried about the potential health hazards of artificial turf athletic fields asked lawmakers Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on new construction while the material is studied. Greater Danbury News Times, Connecticut. 3 March 2009.
Synthetic grass.
President of the Synthetic Turf Council says that the synthetic turf industry is committed to reducing the use of lead chromate in artificial turf and is working on alternative infill systems that do not contain crumb rubber. Chemical & Engineering News. 2 March 2009.
Voter sentiment dips for artificial turf.
The Alexander Alma field was paid for with donations and a county grant, so taxpayer approval was not needed. But in surrounding communities, proposals for artificial turf fields have created tensions among many. They worry about cost, as well as possible health and environmental effects. New York Times. 27 February 2009.
It’s one green versus another in the synthetic turf war.
It may look green, but critics charge that synthetic turf is anything but environmentally friendly, and plans to install an artificial playing surface at the Malibu High School football stadium are starting to come under fire from Malibu residents. Malibu Surfside News, California. 19 February 2009.
At City’s synthetic fields, high lead levels fuel debate.
Synthetic sports fields have become battlegrounds, with New York City’s parks and health departments on one side and elected officials and activists on the other. One side says the turf is safe; the other says it harbors dangerous levels of lead. New York Times. 9 February 2009.
Dueling responses to consultant's turf report.
The response to the year-long study by Milone and MacBroom, Inc. of the synthetic rubber crumb on three different artificial-turf playing fields in Connecticut only pointed to the need for further on-site study, according to Environment and Human Health, Inc. Westport News, Connecticut. 7 February 2009.
Conn. firm says artificial turf no health threat .
A Connecticut firm has concluded that artificial turf made from crushed rubber does not pose any health risks, but an environmental group is questioning the methodology and the firm's objectivity. Associated Press. 28 January 2009.
Study seeks answer: Are artificial turf fields safe?
Artificial turf fields, which have spread like crabgrass because of their durability and low maintenance, are now the subject of an extensive health and safety study. Bridgeport Connecticut Post, Connecticut. 25 January 2009.
San Jose Unified votes against plans for synthetic turf field at Trace Elementary School.
After hearing from parents concerned that synthetic turf may contain harmful toxins, trustees voted against plans to replace the current grass field at Trace Elementary School with synthetic turf. San Jose Mercury News, California. 23 January 2009.
In fake grass, some see real threat.
For two decades, state public health officials have waged a massive campaign to eliminate children's exposure to lead, yet some specialists are concerned that the toxic element may have found its way into schools in the form of artificial turf fields. Boston Globe, Massachusetts. 19 January 2009.
Senator says kids are playing on 'a giant used Band-Aid'.
Schools across the country have been slowly replacing grass playgrounds and athletic fields with artificial turf. Now a California State Senator says agencies need to study their health impacts. San Luis Obispo Tribune, California. 13 January 2009.
Get the dirt on fake grass.
For years, the federal government has tended to dismiss concerns about the health and environmental issues raised by artificial turf. We're hopeful a recently announced joint study involving four Connecticut agencies will bring long-needed focus and light to the subject. Hartford Courant, Connecticut. Editorial, 12 January 2009.
Parents at Trace Elementary fight proposal to replace grass field with synthetic turf.
For years, San Jose Unified has been slowly replacing the grass playgrounds and athletic fields at many of its campuses with artificial or synthetic turf. But now, an emotional turf war has erupted. San Jose Mercury News, California. 9 January 2009.
Turf study is worth cost.
Supporters of artifical turf playing fields at state high schools contend further study of their safety is unnecesarry, but when dealing with the health of our student athletes, it's best to get all questions answered. New London Day, Connecticut. Editorial, 6 January 2009.
Artificial turf studied for health, environmental risks.
State health and environmental experts will begin a study of artificial turf to determine whether the ground-up rubber from recycled tires and other materials used in synthetic athletic fields poses any threat. Hartford Courant, Connecticut. 5 January 2009.
Conn. to launch artificial turf safety review.
Connecticut's Department of Environmental Protection will launch a broad study on the safety of artificial turf playing fields, officials said Friday. Associated Press. 4 January 2009.
State to study artificial turf.
The State Department of Environmental Protection will begin a year-long study on the safety of artificial turf, drawing in the expertise of scientists from several different state agencies. Greater Danbury News Times, Connecticut. 3 January 2009.
State will study artificial turf at Montville High School.
The state announced Friday it will study whether the use of crumb rubber at Connecticut's Montville Public Schools’ artificial turf playing fields causes health and environmental problems. Norwich Bulletin, Connecticut. 3 January 2009.
City shuts playground over lead concern.
New York City has closed a playground in East Harlem and will test nearly 100 others after tests indicated unusually high levels of lead in the rubber turf used in the playground. The results are the latest chapter in an ongoing controversy over whether artificial turf used in playgrounds are safe. New York Times. 25 December 2008.
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