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No, it's not a good idea to dispose of toxic waste on playgrounds. The stuff flakes apart over time and degrades in sunlight, and generally ends up everywhere i
by No1 4y ago
No, it's not a good idea to dispose of toxic waste on playgrounds.
The stuff flakes apart over time and degrades in sunlight, and generally ends up everywhere in the vicinity of the TDP padding.
Soccer goalies are just the canary in the coalmine.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/artificial-turf-cancer-study-profile/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/artificial-turf-cancer...
- asdff 4y agoEvery turf field I've stood upon has had a strong offgassing smell too. That can't be great spending hours inhaling plastic fumes playing sports either.
- Pokepokalypse 4y agoSo how about that pressure-treated lumber that they make the playground equipment with? Filled with Arsenic.
- moistly 4y agoCCAs haven’t been used for decades. Modern treatments are mostly copper or borate compounds. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/overview-wood-preservative-chemicals https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/over...