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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Samples, Tom;
Sorochan, John;
Brosnan, James |
Author Affiliation: | The University of Tennessee |
Title: | Synthetic turf in the news |
Column Name: | Turf talk Other records with the "Turf talk" Column
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Source: | Tennessee Turfgrass. December/January 2008, p. 26-28. |
Publishing Information: | Franklin, TN: Leading Edge Communications, LLC |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Safety; Chemical safety; Artificial turf; Lead; Lead chromate; Chemical toxicity; Exposure assessment; Athletic fields
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses synthetic turf, reporting that "on June 18,2008, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention-Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (CDC)...issued an official health advisory concerning the potential exposure to lead in artificial turf." States that "after confirming that the artificial turf was the source of the lead, 12 artificial fields in [New Jersey] and several commercially available materials were tested. Results of these NJDHSS [New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services tests raised concerns about potentially high levels of lead in artificial turf used in fields and playgrounds." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Samples, T., J. Sorochan, and J. Brosnan. 2008. Synthetic turf in the news. Tenn. Turfgrass. p. 26-28. |
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