A growing debate over turfMore than 12,000 synthetic turf sports fields are in use throughout the United States, according to the Synthetic Turf Council, a trade association representing the synthetic turf industry, and they're used by many types of athletes, including football players. The researchers plan to assess human exposure to chemicals in crumb rubber through analysis of biological samples taken from college soccer players. "If there is a significant issue, we have a much bigger issue in this country than synthetic turf. Further investigationsWashington is not the only state to have conducted an investigation into synthetic turf fields. "In Seattle, in order to play soccer or lacrosse or football, and even in a lot of cases baseball, there are turf fields.

Source: CNN January 27, 2017 09:22 UTC