rsf school district told artificial turf poses no health
RSF School District told artificial turf poses no health
May 23, 2016· Rancho Santa Fe. Community. RSF School District told artificial turf poses no health hazard
Study finds Rancho Santa Fe turf field is not a health
May 18, 2016· The Rancho Santa Fe School District is confident in the safety of its artificial turf field after a recent study showed no significant exposure to lead or any measured contaminants. “At this time, I don’t think there’s any reason to believe there is a health hazard,” said Stephen Wade, principal environmental scientist of Ninyo & Moore...
Paper: Old Turf Fields Raise Environmental, Health
Nov 30, 2019· Paper: Old Turf Fields Raise Environmental, Health Concerns As fields are replaced, billions of pounds of rubber and synthetic fiber are piling up because the U.S. has no
Rancho Santa Fe parents question health impacts of
Apr 19, 2016· Some R. Roger Rowe parents expressed concern about the safety of the school’s artificial turf at the April 14 Rancho Santa Fe School board meeting. Parents Amanda and Ali Shapouri, parents of three children in the school, said there is a potential for “irreversible health impacts” from the toxins in the crumb rubber from recycled tires...
Artificial turf, touted as recycling fix for millions of
Dec 21, 2019· And in Beaumont, Texas, rolls of used crumb rubber turf removed in 2018 from a school district’s field were later found on an empty residential lot. Off to the landfill In California, artificial...Author: Eli Wolfe
Are synthetic turf fields making young athletes sick
Aug 13, 2016· Steve Murakami, the school district’s chief operating officer, told board members the best information available was that crumb rubber doesn’t pose a significant health risk
U-CF School District airs artificial turf pros and cons
Jan 29, 2019· At the four-hour Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board work session on Jan. 14, a few residents spoke in opposition to the district’s proposed addition of two artificial turf athletic fields. Much later in the evening, U-CF administration presented their view on why the fields make sense.
Lawmakers weighing risks of crumb rubber for playfields
The school district has seven similar artificial-turf fields. The Verdant Health Commission also hired a consultant to take a look at the issue, Michael K. Peterson, a toxicologist employed by...
Towns and School Districts Debate Synthetic Turf Use The
Oct 12, 2017· Updated on October 16, 2017. Earlier this year, the Middle School Building Committee in North Haven, Connecticut, voted unanimously to install two new artificial-turf fields at a
Worries Mount Over Potential Link Between Artificial Turf
The federal government launched a new effort in February to study health concerns related to synthetic turf, as worries grow about possible cancer risks to the millions of athletes who play on artificial fields across the country.
Lawmakers weighing risks of crumb rubber for playfields
The school district has seven similar artificial-turf fields. The Verdant Health Commission also hired a consultant to take a look at the issue, Michael K. Peterson, a toxicologist employed by...
Centennial field and building delays anger Coquitlam
Sep 28, 2020· A spokesperson for the city of Coquitlam said if the school district can make the field available by April, the artificial turf field could be constructed by September, 2021.
Parents Want San Diego Unified to Reverse Field on Turf
Sep 24, 2020· Amid public anxiety, the city of New York and Los Angeles Unified hit pause on using crumb rubber in athletic fields, but San Diego Unified is forging ahead with plans for 55 new artificial fields by 2019. District officials are confident the fields do not pose a threat.
Athletes kick up hidden toxic chemicals from artificial turf.
public health officials have told Salem-Keizer School District that the level of lead detected in West Salem High School's artificial-turf sports field is safe and no further action is needed. Salem Statesman Journal, Oregon. Athletes kick up hidden toxic chemicals from artificial turf. — Environmental Health News Page 3 of 4
Artificial-turf saga carries on in Levittown | Herald
Of the 12 public school districts in Nassau that unknowingly purchased defective artificial turf fields between 2006 and 2012, only the Levittown School District has filed a claim to have its two...
Critics say EPA played dual role in recycled tire
In 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District said due to health concerns it would no longer use recycled tires on its turf fields, opting for alternatives like cork, and removed the used...
Norwin OKs new stadium turf, despite opposition | TribLIVE.com
The Norwin School Board on Monday awarded a $587,174 contract to Shaw Sports Turf to replace the artificial turf on the Knights Stadium athletic field, at a cost of about $486,000, and to install...
Fields of Waste: Artificial Turf, Touted as Recycling Fix
Meanwhile, a niche industry has emerged to reclaim some of the nation’s old turf and sell custom pieces to homeowners for landscaping, batting cages and dog kennels. But the end result is the same: eventually, the stuff is bound for the dumpster. The fire threat, lamented by the EPA in its 1991 scrap tire report, also is creeping back in the age of artificial turf as blazes break out where...
PHS artificial turf denied, but new Om Wraith fix approved
Mar 16, 2016· David McCready, Paradise Unified School District’s finance officer, laid out a fix for Paradise High School’s Om Wraith field. An attempt to change a construction project to include artificial turf on the field was denied by the state. But a field drainage system to keep the field from becoming a muddy mess was state approved.
Artificial turf: can it impact children's health
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shaker Heights High School recently installed a beautiful, lush green artificial turf football field, just in time for the new school year.
High School Consultant Advises Turf Martha's Vineyard
Jan 27, 2019· Two privately funded groups — one a proponent of artificial turf, the other a proponent of natural grass — have stepped forward at different times to offer funding and partner with the high school. In 2017 the district school committee signed a license agreement with turf proponent [email protected]
New artificial turf field at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium
The new artificial turf field at Burrell School District’s Buccaneer Stadium is expected to be ready for game action next week, and sports could return to the stadium with a soccer tripleheader...
Feds promote artificial turf as safe despite health concerns
Mar 16, 2015· In California, after health advocates measured high lead levels in artificial turf at schools and public areas in 2008, the state attorney general sued manufacturers, which agreed
Mount Greylock Subcommittee Backing Off Field Advisory
2 days ago· For at least one member of the Mount Greylock School Committee, the superior playability of artificial turf surfaces make a synthetic turf field an obvious choice for the district. "You also lose
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