Artificial turf might contain lead levels of concern
The CDC put out an official advisory, late last month, warning about potentially high lead dust levels in some artificial turfs used on athletic fields and playgrounds. Artificial turf made from nylon or nylon/polyethylene blends may contain enough lead to pose a concern for children, who are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of lead. The risk is highest for kids under age 6 and if the field is weathered, old and contains faded or broken fibers.
1. Perform aggressive hand and body washing for at least 20 minutes using soap and warm water.
2. Clothes worn on the field should be taken off and turned inside out as soon as possible to avoid bringing the contaminated dust to other places.
3. Eating on the turf is discouraged.
4. When not drinking, close the containers and put them off the field.
Those are some pretty intense precautions. The CDC also recommends that field managers take dust-suppression measures and undertake possible testing of fields, depending on the material used.
[Via Healthy Child, Healthy World]
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