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STC says California OEHHA confirms safety claims of synthetic turf fields
November 2, 2009
Athletic Turf News
ATLANTA- The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), California Environmental Protection Agency, released a report last week dated July 2009 which indicated there is a negligible human health risk from inhaling the air above synthetic turf, says a news release from the Synthetic Turf Council (STC), based here. The release adds that the OEHHA summary also stated "it is unlikely that the new generation of artificial turf is itself a source of MRSA."
The STC says that OEHHA searched the available literature related to the safety of new generation artificial turf fields, those which contained crumb rubber infill. They analyzed whether these fields emitted levels of chemicals or particulates into the air that are a health risk when inhaled, and also any potential risk factors for MRSA infection. Based on the data from two 2009 New York studies and a 2006 report of indoor fields, they found that "Both reports concluded that these fields did not constitute a serious public health concern, since cancer or non-cancer health effects were unlikely to result from these low-level exposures."
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