Artificial Turf

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1, 3-butadiene, astroturf, benzene, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, turf, volatile organic compoundsArtificial Turf

This factsheet from Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center details how chemicals known to be carcinogenic, such as heavy metals, volatile organic compounds (e.g., benzene), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and 1,3-butadiene, have been detected in turf infill made from recycled tires.

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Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center
https://www.akaction.org/Mount%20Sinai%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Environmental%20Health%20Centewp-content/uploads/Fact-Sheet-Infographic-Mt-Sinai-Childrens-EH-Center-Artificial-Turf.pdf
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1, 3-butadiene, astroturf, benzene, heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, turf, volatile organic compounds
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