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Artificial Grass – Synthetic Turf Sports Field Infill Study by EPA Due Out Soon

Posted on June 5, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in Air Quality Standards, Crumb Rubber, EPA, Industry News, Infill Solutions, Parks & Rec, Schools - Public & Private, Testing Tagged Add new tag

updated 4:42 a.m. PT, Thurs., June 4, 2009 Original Post at msnbc: [ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31099900//] SAN FRANCISCO – The federal government is reconsidering whether sports fields and playgrounds made from ground-up tires could harm children’s health after some Environmental Protection Agency scientists raised concerns, documents show.…

Recycle-Smart Canadians Re-Purpose Over 50 million Tires

Posted on May 13, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in Air Quality Standards, Crumb Rubber, Health & Environment, Post Consumer Uses, Re-Purpose Tagged crumb rubber hazards, crumb rubber infill

Who knew old tires could be this much fun? Carolyn Cooke, Surrey Now Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Ever wonder happens to your old tires? Thanks to Tire Stewardship B.C.’s Return to Retailer program, 50 million tires have been diverted from landfills and recycled into innovative…

Rubber Manufacturer Association Asks for Correction of Misleading Info on Turf Producers International Website

Posted on April 22, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in Air Quality Standards, Crumb Rubber, Health & Environment, Industry News, Infill Solutions, Lead & Heavy Metals Tagged Artificial Grass, Artificial Grass Association, artificial turf, crumb rubber infill, Grass Surface Info, hazards, heavy metals, synthetic grass, synthetic turf, Synthetic Turf Council

UPDATE FROM ASGi – RE: Crumb Rubber Infill ==================================================== In 2004 – Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) sent a letter to the EPA asking them to investigate the potential HAZARDS of crumb rubber used as an infill material with synthetic turf on sports fields, installed at…

NYC Mayor – Synthetic Turf Scare “Made UP Issue”

Posted on March 30, 2009 by ASGi
Posted in Air Quality Standards, Artificial Turf Yarn Fibers, ASTM, Crumb Rubber, Lead & Heavy Metals, NY Legislation, Parks & Rec, Restrictions, Testing

Mayor Bloomberg has characterized the synthetic turf scare as “a made-up issue,” and some experts say that testing seems to back his position. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting studies, and preliminary results show that “there is nothing of great concern,” said Dr.…

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Artificial Grass – Synthetic Turf Sports Field Infill Study by EPA Due Out Soon

Recycle-Smart Canadians Re-Purpose Over 50 million Tires

Rubber Manufacturer Association Asks for Correction of Misleading Info on Turf Producers International Website

NYC Mayor – Synthetic Turf Scare “Made UP Issue”