lead? in AstroTurf?
Jul. 30th, 2008 11:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutAre you _serious_? It's there for "color stabilization". _That's_ a worthy cause. Supposedly, newer fields have less lead in them. Do _you_ feel encouraged?
The CPSC has decided that this is A-OK and poses no risk to children, which as far as I'm concerned, is just further evidence that CPSC has sold itself so many times it long ago lost track.
It gets better: "cadmium, zinc and benzene" in the tire crumbs used to cushion the field.
Further investigations from other agencies to follow later in the year. Sensibly, at least some of these will look at a wide range of possibly dangerous chemicals, and look into the possibility that someone might not only inhale stuff out-gassing in the sun, but also face plant and therefore ingest, or fall and abrade and get some in through a cut in the skin. There are also water runoff concerns.
Very NY-centric coverage here:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-liturf0731,0,4643528.story
The CPSC has decided that this is A-OK and poses no risk to children, which as far as I'm concerned, is just further evidence that CPSC has sold itself so many times it long ago lost track.
It gets better: "cadmium, zinc and benzene" in the tire crumbs used to cushion the field.
Further investigations from other agencies to follow later in the year. Sensibly, at least some of these will look at a wide range of possibly dangerous chemicals, and look into the possibility that someone might not only inhale stuff out-gassing in the sun, but also face plant and therefore ingest, or fall and abrade and get some in through a cut in the skin. There are also water runoff concerns.
Very NY-centric coverage here:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-liturf0731,0,4643528.story
Lead in Tiles: Was: Re: come on. let the kids play.
Date: 2008-07-31 05:59 pm (UTC)http://www.ctioa.org/reports/fr79.html
Interesting stuff, particularly imported tiles. I don't have any tiles anywhere in either my current home or my condo. But I _used_ to have tiled bathroom counters in the condo and it didn't even _occur_ to me (or the guy who did the work) to think about lead abatement as a possible concern when demo'ing the tile counters.
And I never thought twice about prepping food on a tiled countertop in an old house in Ballard I used to rent. 'Course, I wasn't pregnant and didn't have small children back then, either.
Live and learn. I realize it was not your intent to draw attention to this issue as something worth worrying about, but I appreciate the information anyway.