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CEHCA Fuels Fire Under
Artificial Turf Industry

Posted on June 24, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in Health & Environment, Lead & Heavy Metals, Market Topics Tagged , , , , ,

” We tested about 50 different products with an x-ray fluorescence analyzer and then sent some of the grass samples to a commercial lab to verify our results. The commercial lab also used a simple [wipe] test to measure the accessibility (ability to be absorbed…

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Artificial Turf Lead Survey
Published By CPSC, End of Summer

Posted on June 19, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in Health & Environment, Lead & Heavy Metals, UPDATES Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

  Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) spokesman Scott Wolfson stated yesterday that a national survey of 50 artificial turf fields undertaken because of concern about lead levels in the fields’ fibers in Newark and Hoboken (CT) will not be complete until late this summer (2008).…

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Synthetic Turf Council Statement to CPSC re: Lead Use In Artificial Turf Market

Posted on May 16, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in Field Related Info, Grass Surface Info, Health & Environment, Industry News, Lead & Heavy Metals, Nylon Yarn Fibers, PE, PE & PP Yarn Fibers, PP Yarn Fibers, Prop 65 Tagged , , , , , , ,

Abstract:   Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, Deputy Commissioner and State Epidemiologist, NJDHSS, said, “Available evidence suggests that there is no acute health risks due to use of artificial turf fields, and risks due to chronic and repeated exposure are unlikely.” The three NJ fields tested negative…

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Artificial Turf Popularity Prompts Sen Maldonado to Ask Calif AG for Prop 65 Compliance Assessment

Posted on April 29, 2008 by ASGi
Posted in Field Related Info, Health & Environment, Lead & Heavy Metals, Prop 65 Tagged , ,

Summary: Brown asked for opinion on synthetic turf warnings by Chris Rizo Jerry Brown SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown was asked Monday to determine whether artificial turf fields should have lead warning signs to comply with a state law. The request was…

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