#artificialturf — Public Fediverse posts
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FIFA grass in NFL stadiums reignites debate over artificial turf
FIFA’s natural grass transformation of SoFi Stadium and six other NFL stadiums with artificial surfaces for this summer’s…
#NewsBeep #News #NFL #artificialturf #CA #Canada #fieldside #fifagrass #grass #million #nflplayer #nflstadium #profootball #Rogers #soccerfield #sod #SoFiStadium #Sports #stadium #worldcup #year
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FIFA grass in NFL stadiums reignites debate over artificial turf
FIFA’s natural grass transformation of SoFi Stadium and six other NFL stadiums with artificial surfaces for this summer’s…
#Football #Soccer #WorldCup2026 #artificialturf #fieldside #fifagrass #Grass #million #nflplayer #nflstadium #profootball #rogers #SoccerField #sod #SoFiStadium #Stadium #WorldCup #year
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Elsevier/Environmental Pollution: "The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments☆"
"Artificial turf (AT) is a surfacing material that simulates natural grass by using synthetic, mainly plastic, fibers in different shapes, sizes and properties. AT has spread beyond sports facilities and today shapes many urban landscapes, from private lawns to rooftops and public venues. Despite concerns regarding the impacts of AT, little is known about the release of AT fibers into natural environment. Here, for the first time, we specifically investigate the presence of AT fibers in river and ocean waters as major conduits and final destination of plastic debris transported by water runoff. Our sampling survey showed that, AT fibers – composed mainly of polyethylene and polypropylene – can constitute over 15% of the mesoplastics and macroplastics content, suggesting that AT fibers may contribute significantly to plastic pollution. "
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123010965
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Elsevier/Environmental Pollution: "The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments☆"
"Artificial turf (AT) is a surfacing material that simulates natural grass by using synthetic, mainly plastic, fibers in different shapes, sizes and properties. AT has spread beyond sports facilities and today shapes many urban landscapes, from private lawns to rooftops and public venues. Despite concerns regarding the impacts of AT, little is known about the release of AT fibers into natural environment. Here, for the first time, we specifically investigate the presence of AT fibers in river and ocean waters as major conduits and final destination of plastic debris transported by water runoff. Our sampling survey showed that, AT fibers – composed mainly of polyethylene and polypropylene – can constitute over 15% of the mesoplastics and macroplastics content, suggesting that AT fibers may contribute significantly to plastic pollution. "
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123010965
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Gallant Sports Unveils Future-Ready Multi-Sport Turf Arena at PSBB School, Bangalore
#TycoonWorld #GallantSports #PSBBSchool #Bangalore #SportsInfrastructure #MultiSportTurf #ArtificialTurf #SchoolSports #FootballTurf #Kabaddi #KhoKho #Volleyball #SportsArena #AthleticInfrastructure #SportsFacility #AllWeatherTurf #SchoolInfrastructure #SportsDevelopment #IndiaSports #TurfInstallation #FutureReadySports #AthleticTraining #SportsEngineering
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NFLPA Pushes for Grass Fields Amidst FIFA's Stadium Demands
NFL players want grass fields for safety, similar to FIFA's World Cup requirements. See why they prefer grass over turf.
#NFLPA, #GrassFields, #FIFAWorldCup, #PlayerSafety, #ArtificialTurf
https://newsletter.tf/nfl-players-want-grass-fields-like-fifa/
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92% of NFL players prefer grass fields over artificial turf, citing safety and performance. This comes as FIFA demands grass for World Cup games.
#NFLPA, #GrassFields, #FIFAWorldCup, #PlayerSafety, #ArtificialTurf
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We Asked Gardeners What Landscaping Trends They Secretly Hate—and They Had Thoughts https://www.allforgardening.com/1726189/we-asked-gardeners-what-landscaping-trends-they-secretly-hate-and-they-had-thoughts/ #ArtificialTurf #garden #gardening #GardeningAustralia #landscaping #LauraJanney #PavingStone #TrentBrown
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We Asked Gardeners What Landscaping Trends They Secretly Hate—and They Had Thoughts https://www.allforgardening.com/1726189/we-asked-gardeners-what-landscaping-trends-they-secretly-hate-and-they-had-thoughts/ #ArtificialTurf #garden #gardening #GardeningAustralia #landscaping #LauraJanney #PavingStone #TrentBrown
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Kids love to play outside, but ensuring the turf they run on is safe can be a real concern for parents and guardians. Familiarising yourself with child-safe turf standards, like EN 71-3, helps you choose artificial grass that minimizes risks. Let's make playtime safe for our little ones while still providing fun and enjoyment in the UK!
https://ukpavingtalkgroup.com/kb/child-safe-turf-standards/
#ChildSafety #ArtificialTurf #PlaySafeUK #EN71 #SafePlaygrounds #TurfStandards #KidsPlay
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵?
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 is challenging traditional lawn maintenance across APAC markets.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://www.kenresearch.com/industry-reports/asia-pacific-lawn-care-market?utm_source=Mastadon&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Aniket#SustainabilityChallenges #ArtificialTurf #WaterConservation #MarketTrends
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"Opposition is heating up in southern San Francisco over a plan to turn an open meadow at Crocker Amazon Playground into part of a youth baseball and softball complex, with critics warning it would reduce shared green space and reshape how the park is used.
Supervisor Chyanne Chen is now pushing for more community input before the $50 million proposal moves forward.
In a social media post this week, Chen said she had the backing of Mayor Daniel Lurie to revisit the project, funded jointly by the San Francisco Giants Community Fund and the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.
'We know that the renovation project will transform Crocker into even more of a citywide asset than it is today, but that can’t come at the expense of the needs of our neighborhood park users,' Chen said in a statement to the Chronicle. 'As currently designed, the renovation plan would convert a shared, multi-generational and multi-ethnic public space into a specialized fenced-in facility serving a specific user group.'"
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"Opposition is heating up in southern San Francisco over a plan to turn an open meadow at Crocker Amazon Playground into part of a youth baseball and softball complex, with critics warning it would reduce shared green space and reshape how the park is used.
Supervisor Chyanne Chen is now pushing for more community input before the $50 million proposal moves forward.
In a social media post this week, Chen said she had the backing of Mayor Daniel Lurie to revisit the project, funded jointly by the San Francisco Giants Community Fund and the city’s Recreation and Parks Department.
'We know that the renovation project will transform Crocker into even more of a citywide asset than it is today, but that can’t come at the expense of the needs of our neighborhood park users,' Chen said in a statement to the Chronicle. 'As currently designed, the renovation plan would convert a shared, multi-generational and multi-ethnic public space into a specialized fenced-in facility serving a specific user group.'"
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Artificial turf fields can be deadly for coho salmon: UBC study
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Artificial turf fields can be deadly for coho salmon: UBC study
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#Nature #SanFrancisco #ArtificialTurf
"Nature lovers unite to save trees and sod fields in S.F. park: ‘This is the last stand’Keep Crocker Real member Susan Mullaney wraps a yellow ribbon around a tree at Crocker Amazon Playground in San Francisco on Sunday to protest plans to replace natural vegetation with synthetic turf when a section of the park is converted into baseball fields.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, which is partnering with the San Francisco Giants Community Fund on the $45 million renovation, has promised to replant every tree that has to be removed with two trees, but that doesn’t appease the opposition. Neither does the assurance that the new artificial turf will have infill of cork and sand, not the recycled rubber product that is often used to make the blades perform like natural grass.Whatever surface is used, unless the fields are planted in natural grass, it will be of no use to the birds and insects that live in the grass field soon to be torn up or in the surrounding trees soon to be sawed down.
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Susan Mullaney gave up her Sunday morning to drive from her home in San Francisco’s Sunset District to the Crocker-Amazon District, just to tie a yellow ribbon ’round an old pine tree. A neighborhood dog walker stopped to ask what she was doing, and after the ensuing conversation the neighbor suddenly knew about the city plan to remove mature trees and sod fields in favor of synthetic turf at Crocker Amazon Playground.
'I’m outraged that the city would inflict plastic on this park,' said Mullaney, ignoring the fact that a soccer match was being played on artificial turf on the other side of the promenade where she was standing. 'The yellow ribbon makes it pop and brings attention. People in this neighborhood don’t know that the city plans to cut down 128 trees.'
Mullaney is a member of Keep Crocker Real, which is literally a grassroots organization formed to protest the plan to rip out the grass and install 20 acres of synthetic turf to create five new diamonds. A sixth field will be grass. The trees lining the pedestrian promenade that bisects the complex will have to be removed to create infrastructure and drainage. There will also be new restrooms, a dog play area, picnic tables, batting cages and lighting for the ballfields."
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/crocker-amazon-playground-trees-21957504.php
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#Nature #SanFrancisco #ArtificialTurf
"Nature lovers unite to save trees and sod fields in S.F. park: ‘This is the last stand’Keep Crocker Real member Susan Mullaney wraps a yellow ribbon around a tree at Crocker Amazon Playground in San Francisco on Sunday to protest plans to replace natural vegetation with synthetic turf when a section of the park is converted into baseball fields.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, which is partnering with the San Francisco Giants Community Fund on the $45 million renovation, has promised to replant every tree that has to be removed with two trees, but that doesn’t appease the opposition. Neither does the assurance that the new artificial turf will have infill of cork and sand, not the recycled rubber product that is often used to make the blades perform like natural grass.Whatever surface is used, unless the fields are planted in natural grass, it will be of no use to the birds and insects that live in the grass field soon to be torn up or in the surrounding trees soon to be sawed down.
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Susan Mullaney gave up her Sunday morning to drive from her home in San Francisco’s Sunset District to the Crocker-Amazon District, just to tie a yellow ribbon ’round an old pine tree. A neighborhood dog walker stopped to ask what she was doing, and after the ensuing conversation the neighbor suddenly knew about the city plan to remove mature trees and sod fields in favor of synthetic turf at Crocker Amazon Playground.
'I’m outraged that the city would inflict plastic on this park,' said Mullaney, ignoring the fact that a soccer match was being played on artificial turf on the other side of the promenade where she was standing. 'The yellow ribbon makes it pop and brings attention. People in this neighborhood don’t know that the city plans to cut down 128 trees.'
Mullaney is a member of Keep Crocker Real, which is literally a grassroots organization formed to protest the plan to rip out the grass and install 20 acres of synthetic turf to create five new diamonds. A sixth field will be grass. The trees lining the pedestrian promenade that bisects the complex will have to be removed to create infrastructure and drainage. There will also be new restrooms, a dog play area, picnic tables, batting cages and lighting for the ballfields."
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/crocker-amazon-playground-trees-21957504.php
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Colts leaked 2026 NFLPA team report card has a lot more good marks than bad https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/779086/ #ArtificialTurf #CarlieIrsayGordon #Colts #Football #GreenBayPackers #Indiana #Indianapolis #IndianapolisColts #IndianapolisColts #KalynKahler #LucasOilStadium #NFL #nflpa #SauceGardner
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Gallant Sports Builds FIFA-Standard Football Turf at Anini Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh
#AsianTalks #GallantSports #SportsInfrastructure #InfrastructureDevelopment #SportsDevelopment #FootballDevelopment #IndianFootball #ArtificialTurf #StadiumDevelopment #SportsInnovation #NorthEastIndia #ArunachalPradesh
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Gallant Sports Builds FIFA-Standard Football Turf at Anini Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh
#TycoonWorld #GallantSports #SportsInfrastructure #InfrastructureDevelopment #SportsDevelopment #FootballDevelopment #IndianFootball #ArtificialTurf #StadiumDevelopment #SportsInnovation #NorthEastIndia #ArunachalPradesh
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Fox C-6 to renovate baseball diamond, close lagoon | Local News https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/551480/ #arnold #ArtificialTurf #AthleticSports #BallAndBatGames #BallGames #Baseball #BaseballField #FoxC6SchoolDistrict #FoxHighSchool #GrassFieldSurfaces #imperial #OutdoorSports #SeckmanHighSchool #Softball #Sports #SportsRulesAndRegulations #TeamActivities #TeamSports #TurfSports
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Seattle Mariners Superstar Shows Amazing Generosity in Home Country https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/515238/ #ArtificialTurf #Baseball #CommunityOutreachPrograms #DominicanRepublic #JuanSoto #JulioRodríguez #LomaDeCabrera #LuisCastillo #Mariners #MLB #NoelviMarte #RobinsonCano #RonelBlanco #Seattle #SeattleMariners #SeattleMariners #VictorRobles #VladimirGuerreroJr. #WilberSanchez
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Winter Haven’s Chain of Lakes Parktransformed into baseball destination https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/467138/ #ABCActionNews #ArtificialTurf #Baseball #ChainOfLakesPark #MajorLeagueBaseball(MLB) #PolkCounty #TampaBayLocalNews #Tournaments #VisitCentralFlorida #WFTS #WinterHaven
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Birdzell Gift Benefits Wabash College Baseball Program | News https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/448997/ #ArtificialTurf #Baseball #CollegeBaseball #IndianaHoosiersMen #NCAA #NCAABaseball #WabashCollege
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Birdzell Gift Benefits Wabash College Baseball Program | Sports https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/448833/ #ArtificialTurf #Baseball #CollegeBaseball #IndianaHoosiersMen #NCAA #NCAABaseball #WabashCollege
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Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.
Unlike living lawns, artificial turf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
If you want to advocate against this plan, please join Recreation and Park's meeting next Wednesday 11/12 🌱
Details: https://sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2523
#sanfrancisco #sf #artificialturf #syntheticturf #microplastics #pfas #pollution #crockeramazon
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Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.
Unlike living lawns, artificial turf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
If you want to advocate against this plan, please join Recreation and Park's meeting next Wednesday 11/12 🌱
Details: https://sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2523
#sanfrancisco #sf #artificialturf #syntheticturf #microplastics #pfas #pollution #crockeramazon
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Baseball complex seeks $15M, 80 acres from College Station https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/373639/ #ArtificialTurf #Baseball #BaseballStadium #bombers #BrazosValleyBombers #CollegeBaseball #CollegeStationTexas #development #krhd #Midtown #MidtownBusinessPark #NCAA #NCAABaseball
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MetLife Stadium turf injuries: Why NFL players complain about Jets, Giants playing surface https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/404450/ #AaronRodgers #ACLTear #AlWoods #AndrewThomas #ArikArmstead #ArtificialTurf #BlakeMartinez #DavidBakhtiari #Football #JabrillPeppers #JaelanPhillips #Jets #JimmyGaroppolo #KyleFuller #MalikNabers #MetlifeStadium #NewYork #NewYorkGiants #NewYorkJets #NewYork #NewYorkJets #NFL #NickBosa #PlayingSurface #RaheemMostert #ShaneLemieux #SolomonThomas #SterlingShepard #TornAchilles
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Is #FakeGrass #Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/climate/artificial-turf-grass-lawsuit-defamation-health-risk.html
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Is #FakeGrass #Safe? A Manufacturer Sues to Stop a Discussion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/climate/artificial-turf-grass-lawsuit-defamation-health-risk.html
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CAMerribek: 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
https://climateactionmerribek.org/2024/11/27/submission-pfas-forever-chemicals-and-artificial-turf/
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CAMerribek: 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
https://climateactionmerribek.org/2024/11/27/submission-pfas-forever-chemicals-and-artificial-turf/
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More research to highlight human health risks and toxicity of #plasticgrass:
In vitro endocrine and cardiometabolic toxicity associated with artificial turf materials#artificialTurf #SyntheticTurf #Toxicology
#sportsfields
#environment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668924002023 -
More research to highlight human health risks and toxicity of #plasticgrass:
In vitro endocrine and cardiometabolic toxicity associated with artificial turf materials#artificialTurf #SyntheticTurf #Toxicology
#sportsfields
#environment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668924002023 -
In my neighborhood, #NYCparks are replacing a (uptown #nyc neglected) grass field w #ArtificialTurf , a #UrbanHeatIsland exacerbater
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212095521000845
Parks ReplyGuy says new stuff uses coconut shells not rubber infill so is fine; But w/o évapotranspiration, I doubt it. Bare soil is bad too — the field def needs a rehab
Plus plastic runoff. Sports injuries. Outgassing. Ick.
I thought other cities were banning this stuff.
Thoughts?
https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331
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In my neighborhood, #NYCparks are replacing a (uptown #nyc neglected) grass field w #ArtificialTurf , a #UrbanHeatIsland exacerbater
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212095521000845
Parks ReplyGuy says new stuff uses coconut shells not rubber infill so is fine; But w/o évapotranspiration, I doubt it. Bare soil is bad too — the field def needs a rehab
Plus plastic runoff. Sports injuries. Outgassing. Ick.
I thought other cities were banning this stuff.
Thoughts?
https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331
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#nyc rips out trees and grass to put in #ArtificialTurf because it drains n is cheaper to maintain in spite of its contribution to #UrbanHeatIsland
They assure you that it’s not the old AstroTurf— it has pads n coconut shells not rubber infill
But plastic grass doesn’t evaporate moisture out of its leaves - évapotranspiration- so still gets hot enough to cook an egg
NASA interns clocked some in nyc at 160F on an 85F day
https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331
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As if artificial turf weren't bad enough in its manufacture and actual usage... at the end of its life cycle, it gets even worse. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/18/science/artificial-turf-not-being-recycled/
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#PFAS in #syntheticturf: “We put these products out into the environment without truly understanding their fate. Unfortunately, scientists and public health advocates have to scramble and try to put the Genie back in the bottle on this.”
More studies being done on #Artificialturf and human health. #PlasticGrass
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/12/artificial-turf-pfas-chemicals/ -
Huge Amounts Of Plastic From Artificial Grass End Up In The Sea
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2383869-huge-amounts-of-plastic-from-artificial-grass-end-up-in-the-sea/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122094 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #artificial #artificialgrass #artificialturf #AT #pollution #water #hydrology #marine #ocean #coastline #plastics #microplastics #microplastic #plasticpollution #Spain #research #waterquality #sampling #ecosystems #plasticfibres #sports #sporting #golf #golfcourses -
Great series @craigreucassel .
#PFAS in some Australian food packaging a real concern. I’ll never buy popcorn bags again, & I avoid Bargasse takeaway containers.It’s also in #ArtificialTurf.
PFAS is a new planetary boundary #WarOnWasteAu https://takvera.blogspot.com/2022/09/pfas-synthetic-turf-and-new-planetary.html
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The environmental impacts of artificial turf worth considering before rolling it out in your backyard.
Draws upon the 539pp NSW Chief Scientist and Engineers report on Synthetic Turf with further scientific comment.#UrbanHeat #Microplastics #BiodiversityLoss #Landfill #SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #FakeGrass #MicroplasticsPollution
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-05/environmental-impacts-of-artificial-turf/102554018 -
I took my Continuing advocacy on tackling the climate maladaptation that is synthetic turf to Moonee Valley Sustainability Forum today.
Here is the 21 slide presentation from my talk.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnenglart/artificial-turf-a-cause-for-concern#SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #FakeGrass #ClimateMaladaption
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This is why I've been distracted the last five days (since June 9). A deep dive reading the 539 page review report on design, use and impacts of synthetic turf in public open spaces by the NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer. 77 pages of report based on 462 pages of scientific assessment and responses in 19 appendices.
This is a globally significant current science based assessment on synthetic turf in public open space. My comments and summary:
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/06/major-scientific-review-of-synthetic.html#SyntheticTurf #ArtificialTurf #ArtificialGrass #FakeGrass #Microplastics #AirPollution #HeatImpacts #HealthImpacts #EnvironmentalPollution #Plastics #PlasticsCrisis
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“Gee Dad, a lot to chew on in that review report on #SyntheticTurf by NSW Office of the Chief Scientist and Engineer. 77 pages of report, 462 pages in 19 appendices of scientific assessment. And they released it on Friday arvo before King’s birthday long weekend?” - Juliet
https://www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/542263/CSE-Synthetic-Turf-Review-Final-Report.pdf
#JulietAndJones #DogsOfMastodon #ArtificialTurf #PlasticGrass #Microplastics #PlasticsCrisis #ClimateDiary -
Global News BC: Turfing the turf: City of Langford to stop adding artificial grass to building fronts https://globalnews.ca/news/9568187/langford-bc-turfs-artificial-grass/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #LangfordCityCouncil #turfversusgrass #VancouverIsland #Artificialturf #cityoflangford #Landscaping #Politics #Langford #Sod