The artificial turf and recycled rubber industries released a video entitled “The Truth About Artificial Turf and Crumb Rubber” to educate decision-makers, coaches, parents, and the general public on the science related to the safety of artificial turf fields and recycled rubber.
The video is available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZSVhyMv-A
The video features commentary from a variety of perspectives, including:
- John Boynton, a parent who led an effort to review the existing science and ultimately advocated to install artificial turf fields in his town in Massachusetts
- Jim Dorsey, a longtime high school football coach and current athletic director who touts the benefits of turf fields at his school
- Michael Peterson, a board-certified toxicologist at Gradient, an environmental and risk sciences consulting firm, and a Scientific Advisor to the Recycled Rubber Council
This video was produced by the Safe Fields Alliance and the Recycled Rubber Council, and is endorsed by the Synthetic Turf Council.