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Artificial turf containing crumb rubber from shredded tyres has become
increasingly common on playgrounds and running tracks. Despite
anecdotes ...
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Thursday, July 11, 2019
OPINION: Why I Still Oppose Artificial Turf (Especially at Ritzer Field)
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The
Village Green
Jane Conrad, a South Orange-Maplewood resident, previously
expressed her thoughts on natural grass versus artificial turf fields
in this piece, ...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
7 On Your Side: DC councilmember takes on artificial turf fields
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WJLA
This bill comes one day after 7 On Your Side reported that
repairs are underway at Walter Johnson High School's artificial turf
field in Bethesda with ...
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Advocacy Group Rips Safety, Durability Of Artificial Turf Fields
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Forbes
I have long been skeptical about artificial turf
athletic fields. I played on one at Syracuse when I was a member of the Siena
College soccer team in the ...
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Friday, April 27, 2018
TURF WAR: Parents protest artificial turf approved by Montgomery County school board
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FOX
5 DC
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Kids in sports spend hours on the field. And
to remain competitive, Montgomery County wants to continue to add artificial
turf fields to its schools. “Grass does not support the kind of usage
that these high schools have,” explained Andrew Hosker, a Montgomery County
parent. But it's a ...
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Saturday, September 23, 2017
DC focused on new procedures for testing synthetic turf fields
DC focused on new procedures for testing
synthetic turf fields
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - Artificial turf fields in
D.C. are causing big problems for some parents after learning more than a dozen
fields failed safety ...
Parents express concern over artificial turf materials
Parents express concern over artificial
turf materials
WASHINGTON - A parents council at Oyster-Adams Bilingual
School is calling on the District to include parents on decisions made about
what ...
Health checks on users of crumb rubber pitches is insufficient, study finds
Health checks on users of crumb rubber
pitches is insufficient, study finds
Used by millions of people worldwide, indoor and outdoor
pitches made from artificial grass may be filled with crumb rubber, which
can contain ...
Meeting on dangers of artificial turf fields being held Saturday
Meeting on dangers of artificial
turf fields being held Saturday
HIGHLAND FALLS – Patricia Wood, executive director of
Grassroots Environmental Education, will speak about the dangers of
artificial turf fields at 3 ...
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Artificial turf temperatures too hot for young athletes? KSL investigates
Artificial turf temperatures too hot
for young athletes? KSL investigates
SALT LAKE CITY — It's 98 degrees Fahrenheit on a July day
and after receiving complaints about how hot artificial turf can
get, ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Common sense dictates safety first with artificial turf
Common sense dictates safety first with
artificial turf
This week, the San Mateo County civil grand jury is
recommending that school districts consider the safety of children before
installing artificial turf ...
Do uneven standards, lax testing put high school players at risk on artificial turf?
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Do uneven standards, lax testing put high
school players at risk on artificial turf?
In the past 11 years, Meridian, Eagle, Rocky Mountain and
Middleton high schools bought into those promises, installing synthetic
turf fields on their ...
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Artificial Turf Too Hot for Soccer in Modesto
Artificial Turf Too Hot for Soccer
in Modesto
Over on the artificial turf at Modesto's Mary
Grogan Community Park, it's even hotter at 146 degrees Fahrenheit a little
before noon on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Turf war breaks out with new plans for school's floodlit pitch
Turf war breaks out with new plans
for school's floodlit pitch
RESIDENTS who live near Tonbridge Grammar School are
urging their local councillors to reject proposals for a new floodlit
artificial turf sports pitch, ...
Friday, March 31, 2017
Hawthorne opposes artificial turf at Goffle Brook Park
Hawthorne opposes artificial turf at
Goffle Brook Park
HAWTHORNE — Borough officials are saying not so fast to
plans by Passaic County to install an artificial turf field at Goffle
Brook Park. Mayor Richard ...
Seeds of a Movement
Seeds of a Movement
The battle between the school and concerned parents over
the conversion of football fields from natural grass to synthetic turf
began in 2015.
Why artificial turf may truly be bad for kid
Why artificial turf may truly be bad
for kids
If you want to get a soccer mom's attention, bring up the
subject of artificial turf, the preferred playing surface for children
from pre-K to college – or at ...
Crumb rubber at the Tom Bates Fields – Is it safe for our kids?
Crumb rubber at the Tom Bates Fields – Is
it safe for our kids?
The Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, otherwise known as
Gilman Fields, contains both grass and artificial turf fields, and are
some of the most ...
Health study on rubber turf comes under heavy scrutiny
Health study on rubber turf comes
under heavy scrutiny
Parents of Bainbridge athletes have long been concerned
about the chemicals present in the recycled tire crumb infill used on
artificial turf fields.
Westfield residents voice concerns over crumb rubber under soccer fields
Westfield residents voice concerns over
crumb rubber under soccer fields
Crumb rubber is used on fields with artificial
turf to help lessen impact and improve support for those playing on the
surfaces. Typically, it is made from
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