Lance 228 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/30/artificial.turf.ap/index.html Lead in artificial turf no threat to kids, federal agency saysStory Highlights Children not at risk, Consumer Product Safety Commission says Lead present, but not released in harmful amounts, agency says Commission nevertheless suggests lead be omitted in future TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Young children aren't at risk for lead exposure from synthetic athletic fields, a federal agency said Wednesday. Artificial turf is installed Tuesday at Montana State University's football stadium, replacing a grass field. The Consumer Product Safety Commission evaluated various synthetic athletic surfaces after lead was detected on the surface of some fields. The agency said no tested field released amounts of lead that would be harmful to children. Regardless, the commission is asking that voluntary standards be developed for synthetic turf to preclude the use of lead in future products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 The CPSC testing and estimating found : 1 sample from a 10 year old field that was 2/3rds of the max. daily limit. many samples from new fields found a max of just 1/60th the MDL http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08348.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmaker 10 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 how 'bout we just tell the kids not to eat the grass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cola 10 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 real good answer Mud, I liked that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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