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The infill of synthetic turf fields is made up of ground up rubber tires that contain many carcinogenic compounds.
http://www.ehhi.org/turf/cancer_patterns_1114.shtml

More:

Artificial turf and cancer in soccer goalies explored in documentary
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/artificial-turf-rubber-crumbs-cancer-documentary-1.3307224

How Safe Is the Artificial Turf Your Child Plays On?
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/how-safe-artificial-turf-your-child-plays-n220166

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    Independent research collated by the Synthetic Turf Council (US)

    http://www.syntheticturfcouncil.org/?page=Research

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    Mom of Goalie Who Died of Cancer Wants Answers on Artificial Turf
    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/artificial-turf-debate/mom-cancer-...

  • So what do we do? There are probably thousands of applications in schools, playgrounds etc. Mention it and maybe cause unnecessary panic or wait and see where it goes from here.

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      Just by clicking through the few links I've provided one can see that there's enough anecdotal evidence to suggest that there my be a problem with some artificial grasses.

      I'd hope that any single person, or organisation, planning to have artificial grass installed would do their due diligence.

      I think, once one is aware of the potential for problems with any product then it's a dereliction of duty to ignore what's been reported.

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