Test Reveal Artificial Turf Contained Dangerous Amounts of Lead
Posted on June 24, 2008 by DFHS Article Team
Think your kids are safe playing on Artificial Turf? You may want to think again…
Artificial turf has just been added to a growing list of products under fire for harboring lead levels in excess of California state standards.
The Oakland-based Center for Environmental Health filed a legal action with the state on Monday demanding that 15 retailers and manufacturers cease selling and producing artificial turf containing lead — a potent neurotoxin.
Artificial turf is typically used on athletic playing fields and as indoor/outdoor grass carpet. The center is also demanding a recall of lead-containing artificial turf and posted warnings where tartificial turf is sold.
The center conducted tests of more than 50 samples of artificial turf obtained from a variety of outlets, including Home Depot, Ace Hardware Corp., Orchard Supply Hardware and Lowe’s Companies, as well as carpet retailers and Bay Area turf installers.
In one third of the samples, they found lead levels high enough to potentially exceed the state’s upper limit of 0.5 micrograms per day of lead exposure. People ingest lead through hand-to-mouth contact, or through skin contact with the turf or dust from it. Read More
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