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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Gillette, Bill |
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| Author Affiliation: | Freelance Writer, Richmond Heights, OH |
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| Title: | Turf wars: AstroTurf turns 35 this year and continues to dominate the market for artificial turf sports fields, but a brash newcomer from the north says it's time for a change |
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| Section: | Construction
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| Source: | Athletic Turf: Maintenance & Technology. Vol. 3, No. 1, January/February 2000, p. 18-20, 23. |
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| Publishing Information: | Cleveland, OH: Advanstar Communications, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Artificial turf; Comparisons; Athletic fields; Product profile; Business management; Sports turf industry trends; Costs; Soil profiles; Athletic injuries; Sports turf safety
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| Business Name: | AstroTurf; FieldTurf |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles the reign of AstroTurf on the artificial turf industry over the past 35 years and the recent threat posed by Montreal's FieldTurf to compete with AstroTurf. Compares features such as price, durability and injury incidence of both products. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: REAL |
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| Note: | Includes sidebars, "AstroPlay® Plus"; p. 20, and "Thank you synthetics," by David Frey; p. 23
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gillette, B. 2000. Turf wars: AstroTurf turns 35 this year and continues to dominate the market for artificial turf sports fields, but a brash newcomer from the north says it's time for a change. Athlet. Turf Maint. Technol. 3(1):p. 18-20, 23. |
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