Turf wars are also raging in other parts of the country.
In Los Gatos, Calif., some parents have become embroiled in a fight over plans to put in artificial plastic grass at local elementary schools. Similar battles are playing out in…
Whether PVDF-HFP poses similar concerns is unknown.
Portsmouth’s problems are illustrative of the turmoil surrounding artificial turf projects. Often scrutinized for the use of crumb rubber infill, which can contain neurotoxic metals like lead, plastic fields are…
FieldTurf cited the TRC testing and emphasized their conclusion that “a limited number of PFAS in the synthetic turf components does not represent a human health risk.”
That has left local advocates enraged. “That’s lying, we call that lying,” Diana Carpinone, president of Non Toxic Portsmouth, said of the consultants’ promises. “We want [the council] to sue…
Portsmouth ultimately contracted with that company and approved the $3.5 million artificial athletic field.
Aware of the Massachusetts findings, the city’s consultants — Weston & Sampson — promised in a February 2020 public meeting that the chemicals would not be an issue. In a…
Turf wars mount over PFAS
Environmental Working Group (text); Satakorn/istock (turf photo); Валентин Игнаткин/iStock (soccer ball); SnazzyMaps (map) In need of a new athletic field and already concerned about “forever chemicals” in its drinking water,…
Minister performs artificial turf ban U-turn
Fake grass will not be banned in Wales, a minister has said, just days after she said she was exploring the idea. On Wednesday, Climate Change Minister Julie James said…
The EPA says studies have not shown an elevated health risk, but the studies have been limited.
CBS New York has learned of similar fights in Westfield and in Scotch Plains, where a doctor with Mount Sinai's Children's Environmental Health Center wrote a letter to the town…
Battles over artificial turf fields being waged in New Jersey communities
People in one Bergen County town told CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas they're fighting it aggressively. There are similar concerns and battles brewing right now in Westfield and…
Some young athletes don’t want to give up their favorite cleats because they worry about performance on the field
Some young athletes don’t want to give up their favorite cleats because they worry about performance on the field, he said. Like other sports medicine experts interviewed for this story,…
Minimal Maintenance Means Minimal Expense
A synthetic sports field is an investment that pays off in short order in regard to both time and money. A maintenance crew is an expense that many schools cannot…