A new study correlates lower extremity injury risk with football playing surfaces. Read the abstract that was recently presented at the North American Congress on Biomechanics.
Read about a scientific review of synthetic turf recently released by the City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
New York City Turf Report
For information about MRSA and athlete safety, click here.
The Center for Disease Control issued on June 18, an advisory about potential exposure to lead in artificial turf. For more information, click here.
On July 30, the Consumer Products Safety Commission finds that synthetic fields are okay to install and play on for people of all ages. For more information, click here.
You may also find helpful research that is being conducted about synthetic fields, by Dr. Andrew McNitt.
We encourage you to continue to educate yourself on the issues using scientific information and to be aware of possible media sensationalism and bias.
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