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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think that anyone can say definitively that artificial turf of any type is safe. It's very hard to prove safety, particularly on a relatively new product. There are no standards that I know of. "Organic" in this context does not mean much (unlike in food, for which the term is regulated). Crude oil is "organic."[/quote]

Nobody can say definitively that ANYTHING is safe.[/quote]

But you know what they can do?  They can measure the HEAT generated by a grass field and compare it to a PLASTIC field.

It's called science.

And based on the known data, the artificial turf fields run up to 150+ degrees on a warm day.

BCC HS field - August 6th:

Air temp ~90 degrees
Grass temp ~ 92 degrees
Artificial turf temp ~135+ degrees

August 20th:
Artificial turf temp ~ 151 degrees
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anyone who actually knows how the turf is laid will know that the lining of the turf is black, there was no infill on the filed yet when those images were taken and plastered around,  Also interesting note is Ms. Faber has taken down her post on the neighborhood facebook page perhaps she realized that she doesn't know everything she claims.  I wonder what she will do when Landon moves forward with adding more turf fields.  [/quote]

There are plenty of heat tests on lots and lots of artificial turf fields that show the same massive increase in heat on these surfaces. The heat island generated by these fields can be seen from space.

Now try to explain away Jordan McNair's death from heat on artificial turf.  Go ahead. You are getting paid to troll this site.

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/07/17/umd-football-players-death-caused-by-heat-stroke/

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Explain away this research.

https://plantscience.psu.edu/research/centers/ssrc/documents/temperature.pdf[/quote]

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