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Showing posts with label crumb rubber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crumb rubber. Show all posts
Friday, December 30, 2022

'Forever chemicals': Poolesville's drinking water contaminated #artificialturf #crumbrubber

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The town closed off two wells while testing determines the source of PFOS and PFOA chemicals. POOLESVILLE, Md. — Caroline Taylor worked for ...
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Remove & ban shredded tire mulch from Poolesville playgrounds & replace w/ safer material

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  As community members and concerned parents, we urge Commissioners to remove the shredded tire mulch in all playgrounds in the town of Pool...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Toxic chemicals lurk at playgrounds

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When Diana Zuckerman was growing up, there was dirt underneath the slides. Her children played on playgrounds placed atop sand and mulch. Bu...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Whitman HS Artificial Turf Football Field Fails Again. @mcps Pays for Upkeep on this field. What's the total so far?

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After the zeolite infill failed at the @WWHSAthletics new artificial turf field, they replace it with a wood infill called #Brockfill . The...
Monday, February 17, 2020

Update: Maine School will Not be Receiving 200+ Tons of Crumb Rubber from WJHS Football Field. Where will it go?

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The Parents' Coalition has learned from  Sarah Craighead Dedmon  the Editor of the Machias Valley News Observer  that the school in Mai...
Friday, February 7, 2020

MCPS Shipping 200+ Tons of Crumb Rubber Infill to Maine School #artificialturf #WJHS #crumbrubber

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Half of the 229 one ton bags of crumb rubber removed from the WJHS failed artificial turf field. WJHS crumb rubber. Each bag is 1 ton...
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Bill Filed Today to Prohibit Ground Up Tires from Being Used as Artificial Turf #crumbrubber #artificialturf

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Ground up tires spilling out of RMHS  artificial turf. Maryland House Bill 1032 Summary: Prohibiting the Secretary of the Environment ...
Friday, August 9, 2019

Bret Harte Filed Suit Against FieldTurf for Failed Football Field. Field Replaced. Same Type Field as Walter Johnson HS @mcps

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This high school had the same type of plastic football field as is currently in use at Walter Johnson High School.  The WJHS plastic field h...
Monday, July 8, 2019

Lead in Playgrounds: “These big tractor tires would have lead added to them specifically so that they weighed more so that your tractor didn’t tip over backward when you were trying to tow something heavy,”

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Monday, January 7, 2019

Somerset ES Parents and Mayor Demanded Kids Play on 126 Degree Plastic Surface, and They Got Their Wish @Marc_Elrich

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The Somerset Elementary School parents and community (even the Mayor) insisted that the children in their community shou...
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Monday, August 27, 2018

Letter from Nonprofits to DC Mayor and Other Officials About Dangers of Artificial Turf and Playgrounds

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Identical letters were sent to members of the DC City Council, the DC superintendent of schools, and other DC officials. July 10, 2018 ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Parade of Pollution: July 19, 2018 - Richard Montgomery High School Artificial Turf and Crumb Rubber Removal #ArtificialTurfPrivilege

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Part 2 : These pictures were taken on July 19, 2018 , and document the removal of the football field of plastic grass and 120 tons of crumb...
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Richard Montgomery High School crumb rubber artificial turf field removal

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Here is the official letter stating that the hazardous artificial turf field at Richard Montgomery High School was removed and 'recycled...
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Friday, July 20, 2018

Forget Plastic Straws, Board of Ed. is Dumping Ground Up Tires in Streams in Cabin John Watershed

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Remember when FieldTurf told the Montgomery County Council in 2011 that when artificial turf is removed  " every single component will ...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

There it goes! But where is it going? Dump? Incinerator? Another High School?

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This is a picture of some of the used artificial turf from the Richard Montgomery High School field being hauled away. But where is all ...
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Friday, May 11, 2018

NIH: Crumb Rubber in Playgrounds and Children's Health

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March 20, 2018 Recycled rubber artificial turf and similar products were introduced into athletic fields and playgrounds in the 1990s to m...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Surprise! Blair HS Gets New Plastic Grass! Cost? #tonsOcash #nobid

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Blazers: Our stadium is closed. Montgomery Parks is replacing the artificial turf field surface. Completion: March. Stay tuned for updates...
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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Artificial Turf Field for Whitman High School

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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has scheduled a brief information presentation regarding the potential stadium field artificial t...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Together w/@EPA & @CDCgov, we’re looking into the safety of crumb rubber on playgrounds. Status report and tips: http://bit.ly/2ifxCuK

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Together w/ @EPA & @CDCgov , we’re looking into the safety of crumb rubber on playgrounds. Status report and tips: https://t.co/leRtb...
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Sunday, November 6, 2016

Guest Post: What a Concussion Looks Like on Artificial Turf

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Nebraska QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. taken off on stretcher after landing on head yesterday.   Watch in the video to see his head bounce off t...