lead in artificial turf

http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/national/2008/04/18/Artificial.Turf.Lead/

These fields that have been popping up all over the country in the last decade have been a godsend to a lot of schools because they can get more use out of fewer fields. I remember when local schools started installing them en masse four or five years ago, a guy I work with expressed concern that maybe there might be some unforseen problems with the fields down the road. Maybe he's right.

 

http://www.nj.com/news/times/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1208232327313590.xml&coll=5

 

Sounds like FUD from the horticultural industry.

Key factor: It's New Jersey. You expect chemical contamination there.

 

I figured it would be the rubber pellets that would get you. (I think they are made from ground-up tires.)

 

I actually saw a link to that the other day. Try a quick Google search for that and somewhere, a story in the past two weeks should pop up. (Sorry I can't be more specific - I don't remember the paper or where I got it.)

 

Found it: Fifth result on the aforementioned quick Google search.

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-artificial0412.artapr12,0,3110275.story