IS ARTIFICIAL TURF’S CRUMB RUBBER REALLY SAFE? Debate over safety of tyre crumb rubber used on artificial turf fields makes national news!
11/11/2014 14:45
The NBC Nightly News broadcast of Wednesday, October 8 stirred up considerable attention and concern regarding the safety of tyre crumb rubber being used on artificial surfaces across the U.S. and around the world.
The NBC report focused on the University of Washington’s Soccer Coach, Amy Griffin who began to ask serious questions about the
material used on artificial fields. Her main concern, the crumb rubber made from shred-ded tires that’s used on fields all over the
country.
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