| |
| Web URL(s): | http://www.actahort.org/books/783/783_59.htm
Last checked: 06/11/2008
Access conditions: Item is within a limited access website |
|---|
| Publication Type:
| Report |
|---|
| Author(s): | McNitt, A. S.;
Petrunak, D. M.;
Serensits, T. J. |
|---|
| Title: | Temperature amelioration of synthetic turf surfaces through irrigation |
|---|
| Meeting Info.: | Proceedings of the II International Conference on Turfgrass Science and Management for Sports Fields: Beijing, China, June 24-29, 2007. |
|---|
| Source: | Acta Horticulturae. Vol. 783, February 2008, p. 573-582. |
|---|
| Publishing Information: | Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Horticultural Science |
|---|
| # of Pages: | 10 |
|---|
| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Artificial turf; Athletic injuries; Heat; Surface temperature; Natural versus artificial turf; Sports turf safety; Irrigation practices
|
|---|
| Abstract/Contents: | "Researchers have found that the surface temperatures of synthetic turf are significantly higher than natural turfgrass surfaces when exposed to sunlight. Reports indicate the surface temperatures of traditional synthetic turf can be as much as 35-60°C higher than natural turfgrass surface temperatures. Surface temperatures of infill synthetic turf systems have been reported to be as high as 93°C on a day when air temperatures were 37°C. Researchers have concluded that the heat transfer from the surface to the sole of an athlete's foot is significant enough to contribute to greater physiological stress that may result in serious heat related health problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate various methods of reducing the surface temperature of synthetic turf surfaces. Various irrigation and tarping regimes were used in an effort to reduce surface temperature. Infill was also amended with calcined clay in an effort to increase the water holding capacity and potential evaporative cooling of the infill media. Many of the regimes tested were initially very successful in lowering surface temperature to that of natural turfgrass; however, these low temperatures could not be maintained for periods of time equal to the length of standard sporting events, although synthetic turf surfaces receiving irrigation did measure lower in surface temperature after 3 hr compared to unirrigated synthetic turf surfaces." |
|---|
| Language: | English |
|---|
| References: | 0 |
|---|
| See Also: | Other items relating to: Artificial vs. Natural Turf Surfaces |
|---|
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McNitt, A. S., D. M. Petrunak, and T. J. Serensits. 2008. Temperature amelioration of synthetic turf surfaces through irrigation. Acta Horticulturae. 783:p. 573-582. |
| Fastlink to access this record outside TGIF: https://tic.msu.edu/tgif/flink?recno=136459 |
| If there are problems with this record, send us feedback about record 136459. |
| Choices for finding the above item: |
|---|
| Web URL(s):
http://www.actahort.org/books/783/783_59.htm
Last checked: 06/11/2008
Access conditions: Item is within a limited access website |
| 
MSU catalog number: SB 13 .A25 no. 783 |
| Find from within TIC:
Digitally in TIC by record number. |
| Request through your local library's inter-library loan service (bring or send a copy of this TGIF record) |
