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Artificial grass and a possible link to cancer

Posted by Phil Voice on February 1, 2016 at 8:57pm in Health and Safety, Landscaping, and Turfcare

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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    Phil Voice February 1, 2016 at 9:00pm

    Independent research collated by the Synthetic Turf Council (US)

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

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    Phil Voice February 1, 2016 at 9:03pm

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

  • Colin Hunt February 2, 2016 at 8:49am

    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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      Phil Voice > Colin Hunt February 2, 2016 at 9:01am

      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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