Lead in AstroTurf Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Eco-Tip: Reducing Your Exposure to Lead from Artificial Turf

Sep 15, 2010Ali Geering-KlineChildren's Health, Legal Action, Tips

We’ve worked hard over the last couple of years, in collaboration with the California Attorney General, to make sure that lead threats are removed from artificial turf—especially in places where children play. Five major turf companies have made legal commitments to...

Playing Ball Just Got a Little Safer

Jul 16, 2010Charles MargulisChildren's Health, Legal Action

Thanks to research and legal action by the Center for Environmental Health, millions of children who play on fields of artificial turf will no longer be exposed to potentially hazardous levels of lead. A 2008 CEH expose showing high levels of lead in many varieties of...