concern about toxic turf fields

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Living causes cancer. Choose your risks, I guess.

I can only assume you smoke and bathe in Tilex. Good for you!

Nope. Never smoked. Use Aveeno for bathing and Mrs Meyers for cleaning. I avoid things like laundry scent beads, air fresheners etc. No swiffer wet jet solutions.

You shouldn't assume things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

He sometimes plays goalie. He slide tackles a lot.
-OP

Is he a barefoot goalie? I thought they had to wear shoes on their feet.

I imagine it's more to do with inhaling the dust of those particles than your feet touching them.

For goalies, I'd imagine that it's the dust getting into their blood stream.

[Anonymous]

Well, become a better goalkeeper and don't dive. If a good goalkeeper is positioned correctly they don't need to dive.

[Anonymous]

I understand saying the pros outweigh the cons but those of you dismissing OP’s concerns are delusional. These prolonged toxic exposures don’t show their effects in a few years (excepting some leukemia and asthma cases). Generally it’s the cancers our kids will get in middle age, the pcos that’s triggered and wreaks havoc when your daughter is 30, the sperm count concerns… When a private school has an organic vegetable garden and practices on toxic turf, it shows they don’t really care about kids’ health. Anyone know how this is being addressed during the high-profile school renovations locally?

Luckily, things in Europe are slowly changing.

Defeatist in 2016: https://corporateeurope.org/en/power-lobbies/2016/10/how-industry-lobbying-got-toxic-artificial-sports-fields-exempted-new-eu-reach

Hope in 2021: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/europe-raises-the-bar-for-carcinogens-in-artificial-turf-pitches/4014144.article

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, become a better goalkeeper and don't dive. If a good goalkeeper is positioned correctly they don't need to dive.

Where do you position a keeper so that they don't dive on a PK?

[Anonymous]

I am surprised that so many people here are dismissive about the risks of turf fields. This is an extensively documented danger. I'd rather have my kids playing on grass than on forever chemicals. It doesn't matter if your kids are fine today because it takes years from the effects to manifest themselves. This is one of the issues where in the future people are going to be saying how crazy it was that this chemical-laden turf was considered a fine surface to play on.

[Anonymous]

I’m assuming all the anti-turf people don’t own microwaves or cell phones right? Because those are dangerous too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming all the anti-turf people don’t own microwaves or cell phones right? Because those are dangerous too.

This is a silly faux argument.

[Anonymous]

How is this thread 3 pages

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m assuming all the anti-turf people don’t own microwaves or cell phones right? Because those are dangerous too.

+1. And they don't have wireless in their homes, live in polluted cities, drive cars, eat food with dye, use bleach, clean their homes with any aerosols, use teflon pans, etc.
I'm sure that they avoid swimming pools and air travel, too. Crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lol. No

I guess you haven't read any of the research on how goalies who play on turf have higher levels of leukemia.

Because the other 10 players on the pitch don't play on turf? This is so silly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

He sometimes plays goalie. He slide tackles a lot.
-OP

Is he a barefoot goalie? I thought they had to wear shoes on their feet.

I imagine it's more to do with inhaling the dust of those particles than your feet touching them.

You imagined incorrectly. They actually said the turf get embedded in the skin of the foot. The same foot that should be in a cleat - completely enclosed.
Now imagine if they are totally fibbing to be dramatic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Travel or not, all the turf fields are awful. I don’t know when or how we can outlaw them. Small pieces of plastic that get in everywhere… have we learned nothing?

Yes, the turf gets into our house, player's shoes, the car...This requires constant vacuuming. With three practices a week plus games on weekends, no one in our house is keeping up with vacuuming the car that often.

At one field in Virginia, you can see black turf spray into the air and form a tiny black cloud when a foot or a ball comes into contact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

He sometimes plays goalie. He slide tackles a lot.
-OP

Is he a barefoot goalie? I thought they had to wear shoes on their feet.

I imagine it's more to do with inhaling the dust of those particles than your feet touching them.

You imagined incorrectly. They actually said the turf get embedded in the skin of the foot. The same foot that should be in a cleat - completely enclosed.
Now imagine if they are totally fibbing to be dramatic.

Oh, I didn't see the chain but thought you meant that is how the field is toxic. But I do see easily how it could get embedded when my son takes off his cleats it's like toxic confetti flying out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Some turf became embedded in the skin of my kid’s foot. Hard to get it out.

Is your kid a goalie? It’s the worst for them since they dive into the turf.

He sometimes plays goalie. He slide tackles a lot.
-OP

Is he a barefoot goalie? I thought they had to wear shoes on their feet.

Do you really not understand that goalies in some sports leap and jump and land on their side, back, and stomach? My player is a not a goalie, but I sure don't want goalies to get sick from inhaling tire particles.

Do you inhale pieces of your car's tires and find that normal?