Is your son or daughter a soccer goalkeeper on turf fields? Artificial turf fields are now everywhere in the United States ( more than 5000 around the country), from high schools to multi-million-dollar athletic complexes. The little black beads, she said. In the games and practices theyd get in my eyes, theyd get in my mouth, theyd get in my nose. My mom would get so mad at me because Id go to the bathroom to take a shower, and the turf bugs would be everywhere.” •A 2006 Norwegian study evaluated inhalation, ingestion and skin exposure to crumb rubber in indoor fields. Researchers identified VOCs such as xylene, acetone and styrene, in the air above the fields. The study determined that inhalation of such compounds would not cause “acute harmful effects” to health, but that it was “not possible…to carry out a complete health risk assessment.” Blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia dominate the list of concerns. NBC investigation: youtu.be/iSj-QJkDQWw youtu.be/29reWr0q8tQ
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