Exercise fields on very busy roads
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Anonymous
| Is anyone else bothered by the fact that some NW private schools have sports and/or recess fields on very busy, polluted streets? It is well documented that breathing polluted air/ particles while exercising in particular, especially if you are young, is unhealthy. What do physician parents out there think? |
Anonymous
If this is not a spoof post, my thoughts are: 1. Childhood obesity is unhealthy too; 2. This ain't Mexico City we're talking here; 3. Nice try Bullis. |
Anonymous
| This is just silly, OP. |
Anonymous
| Not silly IMO. Research it. |
Anonymous
NW DC is not a high air pollution area within the meaning of such research. |
Anonymous
| I thought you were referring to crossing busy streets ie St Patricks for their new field. Pollution....I wish I lived in a less city air area but for us..DC is our business option that makes financial sense |
Anonymous
| Better to fear the residual chemicals baking out of the ground up tires that give that nice bounce to the fake turf fields. |
Anonymous
| While you're at it, why not keep your child at home in a bubble suit? |
Anonymous
| Good reason for DC to implement peak hours driving fees like London has done and New York has proposed. |
Anonymous
| NPS! |
Anonymous
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Here's a 2009 site that talks about "minced tires" and children's health. The Swedes and Italians seem to find it too toxic to be used. Wimps.
www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/is-artificial-turf-safe/ |
Anonymous
| I am all for playing on grass, but OP is kinda...extreme? I guess if you're that worried you should not enroll at one of those schools. |
Anonymous
| Fear the brownies in the lunchroom. |
Anonymous
| And don't forget the electromagnetic fields. Also the lyme disease. |
Anonymous
| beware all the things! |