We focussed on #PFAS and #ArtificialTurf in our submission to the current Australian Senate Select Inquiry on PFAS. We added substantive background reading in our blog on Incinerator plants, PFAS in water and food packaging, human health, and #microplastics
climateactionmerribek.org/2024/11/27/s...

Commercial artificial pet turf installation, Wisconsin. 🍂 Rainy fall + playful pets = torn-up lawns! 🐾 With artificial turf installation Wisconsin, pet parks are always green, fun, and easy to clean. Perfect for apartments or homes.

#petturf #petturfwisconsin #artificialturf

A year ago today, 21 beautiful native oaks were removed from Woodman field in Montclair NJ to make way for plastic grass. Year after year I knew when winter was coming because the geese would show up. Today, for the first time they are back. Will they eat the plastic infill now? #artificialturf

人工芝は、本当に経済的、そして安全？
https://www.matatabi.com/b/1D0,# ArtificialTurf# carcinogen# microplastics
5人の子供に人工芝の競技場でスポーツをさせない疫病学者がいる。長期的な健康被害については分かっていないが、砕いた古タイヤを原料とする人工芝には、発がん性物質、人体に有害な金属、フタル酸エステル、その他ホルモンに悪影響を与えるいわれる物質が含まれ、それらが若い競技者の体に取り込まれる可能性があるからだ。北アメリカには1万8,000か所の人工芝の競技場があり、毎年1,500づつ増えている。サッカー、アメフ

Team Captains Wanted: Fast-Growing Waterloo Turf is Ready to Scale
Read More: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20250921_team_captains_wanted_fastgrowing_waterloo_turf_is_ready_to_scale.html?ref=bsky
#waterconservation #franchisegrowth #artificialturf #entrepreneurship

In my neighborhood, #NYCparks are replacing a (uptown #nyc neglected) grass field w #ArtificialTurf a #UrbanHeatIsland exacerbater

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Parks ReplyGuy says new stuff uses coconut shells not rubber infill so is fine;But w/o évapotranspiration, I doubt it

Thoughts?

#Chemicalrecyclingistoxic & CA residents opposed #Resynergi’s plant. Resynergi is leavingCA #Glassrecycling & #foodwastepickupforcomposting are coming to parts of #Chattanooga. #Artificialturf, plastic & forever chemicals, left behind by bankruptcy of recycling company in Philadelphia

Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.

Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.

To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️

sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts....

I prepared this literature review on #Artificialturf in April 2021.
takvera.blogspot.com/2021/04/lite...

Last week @camerribek.bsky.social made this submission to the Australian senate Inquiry on PFAS, on artificial turf and PFAS
climateactionmerribek.org/2024/11/27/s...

Test swabs reveal concerning PFAS levels on #soccer #players' #skin via #artificialturf #fields—reported by @washingtonpost. As more studies emerge, bringing #organic land management into the discussion is key. @bennettpeer @PEERorg @DMDW01 @SHPFC Blog:

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"Our lawns are places in our homes where we should be able to play and relax, safely. They should not be spaces where we worry about exposing ourselves to harm."

-Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO of CEH, on the health risks associated with artificial turf.

#ArtificialTurf #ArtificialGrass #Health

Awful situation that nobody wants to address directly. Phillies are the worst case but it didn't just happen to them. Royals Dick Howser, Dan Quisenberry and Ken Brett died of brain cancer, as did Gary Carter, who spent significant time in Montreal #artificialturf

Rooftop gyms are the future of urban fitness 🏙️💪
✔️ Weather-resistant turf
✔️ Hybrid flooring for heavy weights
✔️ Functional training zones

Our complete guide covers design, installation & maintenance 👇
📖 www.gym-flooring.com/blogs/inspir... #RooftopGym

#OutdoorFitness #ArtificialTurf

“Not tonight, luv…Spurs are on the Telly!” #BDGTOT #EuropaLeague #ArticCircle #Artificialturf #movedtheVillamatchjinx #COYS