The crumb rubber controversy has reached two more cities
One. Canada, washington; the other is in Toronto, is in Edmonds.
The main components of crumb rubber under scrutiny are
styrene and butadiene; first is a toxin and the second is carcinogenic.
The US and to two studies by the fake Turf Council, officials however
point. Some parents have come out against the use of
the crumb rubbers and cited anecdotal evidence in the media. Department of
Public Health which say respectively that in 40 years there hasn't been any
connection made between artificial turf and ill health effects and that synthetic
turf does not pose elevated health risks. Edmonds, officials plan to install
synthetic turf in a local school, in the first town.
And in Toronto, the Ontario Municipal Board has proposed
installing artificial turf at a Central Technical School sports field. Canada currently doesn't regulate fake turf
because it is classified as a consumer product. The school is also considering
not using crumb rubber as an infill and just using foam padding underneath
the synthetic turf as a substitute. The Toronto Public
Health plans to release the results of a examine on the effects of artificial
turf in the coming weeks. Community
members aren't convinced of crumb rubber's innocuousness, all the same.
Responses To Crumb Rubber Controversy Reaches Washington and Toronto