#syntheticturf — Public Fediverse posts
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#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways
#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands
by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026
"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.
"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.
" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.
"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.
"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.
"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.
"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways
#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands
by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026
"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.
"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.
" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.
"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.
"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.
"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.
"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways
#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands
by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026
"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.
"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.
" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.
"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.
"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.
"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.
"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways
#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands
by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026
"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.
"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.
" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.
"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.
"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.
"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.
"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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#PlasticPatrol: the #CitizenScientists tackling #litter in #Australian #waterways
#Plastics make up the majority of litter across the country. In the absence of regulation, the public are taking matters into their own hands
by James Norman, Fri 30 Jan 2026
"Neil Blake weighs a paper bag of fake grass fragments he has collected from a stormwater gutter near #DarebinCreek in #Melbourne’s north.
"Over the past three years Blake has conducted 56 collections of synthetic turf in the waterway alongside the KP Hardiman Reserve hockey pitch.
" 'I noticed that a local hockey pitch was being replaced and the plastic surface was running off into the local environment,' he says. Strong northerly winds and #LeafBlowers had helped shed the turf fragments into the local #environment.
"In addition to impacts on #AquaticEcosystems, scientific analysis suggests #PlasticPollution is exacerbating #ClimateChange, #biodiversity loss and #OceanAcidification.
"Australians produce more than 3m tonnes of plastic waste each year, and according to Clean Up’s annual survey of parks, beaches, creeks and other public spaces, plastics make up more than 80% of litter across the country. A review by the New South Wales chief scientist found that one #SyntheticTurf field could transport between 10kg and 100kg of plastic fragments into the #stormwater system or local waterways.
"Blake has taken advantage of the electronic scales provided by the newly opened community science laboratory in the Port Phillip #EcoCentre in #StKilda, to quantify his samples to present to the local council and the Environment Protection Authority. The lab hosts facilities including microscopes, measuring equipment, safety gear and access to advice from trained scientists.
"It’s one example of citizen scientists tackling the growing problem of plastics in #waterways, including #beaches, #rivers and dive sites around the country."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/okVtk#SolarPunkSunday #LitterCleanup #NewSouthWales #Australia #PlasticTurf #PlasticPollution #CitizenScience #WaterIsLife #Astroturf #PlasticPollution #Microplastics
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Councils urged to ban popular garden trend taking over Aussie suburbs https://www.allforgardening.com/1668775/councils-urged-to-ban-popular-garden-trend-taking-over-aussie-suburbs/ #Australia #DrSafiullah #garden #microplastics #MuhammadSafiullah #NatureStrips #SyntheticAlternatives #SyntheticLawns #SyntheticTurf #YahooNewsAustralia
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Hidden cost of divisive feature taking over Aussie gardens and nature strips https://www.allforgardening.com/1659817/hidden-cost-of-divisive-feature-taking-over-aussie-gardens-and-nature-strips/ #Australia #DrSafiullah #garden #microplastics #MuhammadSafiullah #SyntheticAlternatives #SyntheticLawns #SyntheticTurf #YahooNewsAustralia
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Aussie council threatens $834 fines after banned product discovered on nature strip
Tensions are brewing in Aussie suburbs after a local council ordered the removal of a resident’s “pristine” fake…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #councilland #fakegrass #faketurf #localcouncil #Localgovernments #naturestrip #syntheticturf
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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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Turf Titans, Grass Strugglers: The Cowboys’ Identity Crisis
Through eight games of the 2025 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys look like two completely different fo...
#DallasCowboys #2025Defense #2025Offense #ATTStadium #DakPrescott #DonovanEzeiruaku #GeorgePickens #Grass #JamesHouston #Sacks #SyntheticTurf
https://insidethestar.com/turf-titans-grass-strugglers-the-cowboys-identity-crisis?fsp_sid=5722 -
Turf Titans, Grass Strugglers: The Cowboys’ Identity Crisis
Through eight games of the 2025 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys look like two completely different fo...
#DallasCowboys #2025Defense #2025Offense #ATTStadium #DakPrescott #DonovanEzeiruaku #GeorgePickens #Grass #JamesHouston #Sacks #SyntheticTurf
https://insidethestar.com/turf-titans-grass-strugglers-the-cowboys-identity-crisis?fsp_sid=5722 -
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 -
#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/ -
At 2.20pm yesterday I was Just passing a local grass soccer oval on the way home.
What should be the heat health policy for children (teen girls) playing soccer in 35C+ heat? Anyone?When I got home, I did some reading: Sports Medicine Aus says Soccer is a category 3 sport for extreme heat health risks. The girls were playing in 35.8C ambient temperature, 22% humidity as I measured. That places them into moderate #heathealth risk approaching high risk.
I have no idea if more frequent breaks, or drink stoppages were being implemented which are risk mitigation measures at moderate level.
I am only glad this wasn’t on #syntheticturf which would amplify the heat health risks. Synthetic Turf can reach spot temperatures up to 80C in direct sunlight posing a direct health stress risk to playing on the surface.
The Sports Medicine Australia document says near the end :
“currently unclear if heat stress risk is truly elevated in children”
#Extremheat #HeatHealth #Health #SportsMedicine #heatwave #Soccerhttps://sma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SMA-Extreme-Heat-Policy-2021-Final.pdf
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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
#ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #PlasticsCrisis #microplastics #UrbanHeat -
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 -
Artificial turf potentially linked to cancer deaths of six Phillies ball players – report.
What makes this US article powerful reading for me?
"All artificial turf is made with toxic PFAS compounds and some types are still produced with recycled tires that can contain heavy metals, benzene, volatile organic compounds and other carcinogens"
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"Recent independent testing of multiple artificial fields has found the presence of highly toxic PFAS compounds like 6:2 FTOH and PFOS. The EPA recently revised its health advisory for PFOS to state that in effect no level of exposure to it in drinking water is safe."Meanwhile here in Victoria, Australia, EPA Vic and Department of Health (Environment Services) declined to test synthetic turf when I asked them to in late 2022 highlighting potential health risk..
#SyntheticTurf #FakeGrass #PFAS #Australiahttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/10/phillies-ball-players-cancer-artifical-turf
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At the #SydneyRoadStreetParty I Spoke to a person from Royal Park Tennis Club about Sand filled artificial turf. They have stuck with clay surfaces. Synthetic grass tennis courts last about 5 years, have #Microplastics loss and end of life disposal issue. So why is #MerribekCouncil so keen on #Fakegrass for tennis for community courts? #syntheticTurf
@CAMerribek