Environment
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| Federal Senate Inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of PFAS – November 2025 |
On 22 August 2024, the Senate of the 47th Parliament of Australia appointed the Select … |
** Latest Documents For Review, Federal Government, PFAS | |
| Environmental Impacts of Artificial Turf – A Scoping Review |
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** Latest Documents For Review, Environment, General Information | |
| Football NSW Extreme Heat POlicy – 2023 |
This policy provides evidence-based guidance for protecting the health of those participating in football and … |
Guidelines, Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Synthetic Turf in Public Spaces – Chemical Composition |
Summary Report prepared for the Office of NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer – August … |
PFAS | |
| PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows |
Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to … |
** Latest Documents For Review, PFAS | |
| Health risks of PFAS in Synthetic Turf |
A review document prepared by the NTA in … |
PFAS | |
| As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf |
Artificial turf carpets athletic fields, playgrounds, and residential lawns across the US, offering a low-maintenance … |
General Information, Heat and Health Impacts, PFAS | |
| Synthetic turf in public spaces – Chemical composition of materials |
The NSW government is investigating the impact of synthetic turf on the safety and amenity … |
General Information, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, PFAS | |
| NSW EPA – Plastics Forward Submission |
NTA submission to the NSW EPA Plastics Forward Project – February … |
Microplastics | |
| Synthetic Turf Toolkit |
Document prepared by Turf Australia in … |
** Latest Documents For Review, Best Practice Natural Turf, Biodiversity, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, PFAS, Turf Australia | |
| National Measurement Institute – Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances |
We can detect per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their related precursors in water, … |
PFAS | |
| New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf |
Today the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices to Home Depot and Lowe’s … |
PFAS | |
| Debate about safety of synthetic turf and ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns for some |
The grass may be greener if it’s made of synthetic turf, but some communities are … |
PFAS | |
| Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Soil / Biosolids |
The method is for determination of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in soil/sediment/biosolid samples by … |
PFAS | |
| EPIC identified research priorities to improve our understanding of synthetic turf and its potential issues |
On the request of the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, the Environmental … |
PFAS | |
| Total Organofluorine (TOF) Assay Provides Estimates of Maximum Total PFAS Levels |
Testing for Total Organofluorines (TOF) has recently generated substantial interest as a simple way to … |
PFAS | |
| Dermal Exposure Potential and PFAS |
Recent Research – February 2024 Insight Exposure and Risk Sciences Group, … |
PFAS | |
| Study finds toxic cocktail in synthetic turf |
A Sky News Investigation has lifted the lid on synthetic sports fields and the cocktail … |
Heat and Health Impacts, Media, Microplastics, PFAS, Synthetic Fields | |
| Inquiry into planning system and the impacts of climate change on the environment and communities (2023) |
This submission uses a specific case study to analyse the adequacies of the current planning … |
Environment, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf, State Government | |
| FIFA Quality Programme for Football Turf Handbook of Requirements (2015 Edition) |
The manufacturer should be asked to supply to the purchaser an assurance that the sports … |
FIFA, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf, Turf waste and recycling | |
| Recycling facilities for synthetic turf systems in Europe |
The average life of a full size pitch is around 10 years, based on standard … |
Turf waste and recycling | |
| Systematic Assessment of Surface Temperatures and Associated Environmental Impacts – Dr Sebastian Pfautsch |
Synthetic turf is also widely used in playgrounds of parks, schools, early learning centres and … |
Heat and Health Impacts, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf | |
| Synthetic Turf Rubber Crumb – We are urging the NSW Government to take action – AUSMAP |
Action to address the installation and management of synthetic turf fields in NSW represents a … |
Microplastics, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf, PFAS | |
| Sports, Climate Change and Legal Liability – 2024 Report from EDO – Full report |
This report from the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) makes a compelling, and at times alarming, … |
Heat and Health Impacts, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf | |
| Sports, Climate Change and Legal Liability – 2024 Report from EDO – Summary |
As the most well-resourced and influential stakeholders in the sporting world, sporting governing bodies (particularly … |
Heat and Health Impacts, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf, Reports | |
| Report confirms that lawn provides a bushfire retardant space |
Professional services company GHD was engaged by Hort Innovation to undertake a study on the … |
Fire Prevention and Hazards | |
| Artificial Turf: A Health-Based Consumer Guide |
Based upon the presence of known toxic substances in tire rubber and the lack of … |
Heat and Health Impacts, PFAS | |
| Eight takeaways from The Inquirer’s yearlong investigation into ‘forever chemicals’ |
Sprinturf, the turf’s manufacturer, had assured the city that the field was PFAS-free, and shared … |
Heat and Health Impacts, PFAS | |
| Climate change creates legal risks for sports organisations and directors: report |
Climate change and extreme weather are already affecting the sports we love and putting the … |
Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Dangerous Play: Studies find harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in artificial turf fields |
Right now in Philly it feels like you can’t open the newspaper or turn on … |
Heat and Health Impacts, PFAS | |
| The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments |
The presence of artificial turf fibers was specifically investigated in river and sea surface waters.A … |
Government, Microplastics | |
| PFOS on hands of soccer players and coaches on artificial turf vs grass |
Test results for preliminary study PFOS on hands of soccer players and coaches on artificial … |
Heat and Health Impacts, PFAS | |
| Total Environment Centre – AUSMAP Study on Microplastics |
Letter to Hon Penny Sharpe Minister for Environment | September … |
Microplastics, NSW Draft Guidelines For Decision Makers - Synthetic Turf | |
| NSW Chief Scientists Report on Synthetic Turf – Key quotes and recommendations |
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Environment, Reports, State Government | |
| Artificial Turf and Children’s Health |
Infographic developed by the Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center (www.cehcenter.org) and Transdisciplinary Center on … |
Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome (URMS): 6-PPD quinone & HMMM |
Eurofins Environment Testing Australia now offers the targeted analysis of 6-PPD quinone & HMMM by … |
Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, PFAS, Turf waste and recycling | |
| Total Environment Centre Newsletter 2023 | Issue 2 |
TEC’s AUSMAP research into rubber crumb, a recycled granulate (<5mm) made from end-of-life tyres which … |
Environment, Microplastics, Turf waste and recycling | |
| The dark side of artificial greening: Plastic turfs as widespread pollutants of aquatic environments |
Plastics are regarded as a major threat to ecosystems worldwide. Global plastic production reaches peaks … |
Biodiversity, Microplastics, PFAS | |
| Norman Griffiths Oval, West Pymble – Position Paper |
How a large Synthetic Turf Sports Field was approved near an ecologically sensitive environment at … |
Environment, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, Norman Griffiths Oval - Pymble NSW, NTA Public Correspondence, Reports | |
| Widespread Occurrence of Non-Extractable Fluorine in Artificial Turfs from Stockholm, Sweden |
Per-andpolyfluoroalkylsubstances(PFAS)are frequentlyusedintheproductionofrubberandplastic,butlittleis knownabouttheidentity,concentration,orprevalenceofPFASin … |
PFAS | |
| Our community has been deceived’: Turf wars mount over PFAS |
In need of a new athletic field and already concerned about “forever chemicals” in its … |
PFAS | |
| Synthetic turf used in sports fields – NSW EPA |
The design and use of synthetic turf on community sporting fields and any environmental impacts … |
Biodiversity, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics | |
| Environmental Health Impacts of Synthetic Turf and Safer Alternatives |
Research on the production, use, and disposal of artificial turf has brought to light concerns … |
Environment, PFAS, Turf waste and recycling | |
| Toxic PFAS chemicals found in artificial turf |
The presence of the PFAS chemicals in turf adds to growing concerns about the grass … |
PFAS | |
| Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Artificial Turf Carpet |
The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) has received inquiries from municipalities and community members … |
PFAS | |
| Turf it out – Is it time to say good bye to artificial grass? |
It’s neat, easy – and a staggering £2bn global market. But as plastic grass takes … |
Biodiversity, General Information, Heat and Health Impacts, Microplastics, PFAS | |
| Synthetic Turf – Industry’s claims versus the science |
A careful analysis of studies that industry uses to justify safety … |
General Information, Heat and Health Impacts | |
| What happens to plastic and polluting artificial turf? |
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Turf waste and recycling | |
| PFAS – The secret toxins in your body |
We’re destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn’t need to be this … |
PFAS | |
| Processes and considerations for setting state PFAS standards |
In recent years, federal, state and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and … |
PFAS | |
| Could this be the end of microplastics in artificial turf pitches? |
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will limit the use of intentionally added microplastics in products … |
Microplastics, PFAS | |
| Artificial Turf – Contested Terrains for Precautionary Public Health with Particular Reference to Europe |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| PFAS National Environment Management Plan |
The environmental management of the group of manufactured chemicals known as PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) … |
PFAS | |
| Artificial Turf: Chemical Analysis |
Findings of a chemical analysis conducted at Yale University on crumb rubber infill used in … |
General Information, Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – The Guardian – 2022-09-30 |
Boston’s mayor, Michelle Wu, has ordered no new artificial turf to be installed in city parks, making … |
Media, PFAS | |
| Safety of PFAS in turf fields questioned – 2021-11 |
Nantucketʼs PFAS Action Group is sounding the alarm over the synthetic turf fields being proposed … |
PFAS | |
| Toxic Forever Chemicals Infest Artificial Turf – 2019-10 |
The toxic chemicals used in fire retardants and non-stick cookware have been found in artificial … |
PFAS | |
| EPA to order chemical makers to test PFAS substances for toxicity – 2021-12-29 |
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday said it plans to require makers of a family … |
PFAS | |
| Extreme Heat Policy – Sports Medicine Australia – 2021-02 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Epidemiology of exertional heat illnesses in organised sports: A systematic review – 2020 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Impact of Alternative Synthetic Turf Infills on Athlete Performance and Safety – 2020 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Can’t stand the heat? Plant a tree – Pfautsch S – 2021-11-10 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Heat risks associated with synthetic athletic fields – Abraham J – 2019 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Environmental Impact Study on Artificial Football Turf – FIFA – 2017 |
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FIFA, Turf waste and recycling | |
| Literature Review on environmental and health impacts of synthetic turf – 2021-04 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Smart Guide 7 – Minimising the Impact of Microplastics on the Environment |
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Microplastics, Smart Connections | |
| Turf Waste Summary (NTA) |
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Synthetic Fields, Turf waste and recycling | |
| Conveying the benefits of living turf ‐ Mitigation of the urban heat island effect – Siebentritt |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Living turf fire benefits study – Literature review – Horticulture Innovation Australia Limites |
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Fire Prevention and Hazards | |
| Planning for Bushfire Protection – A guide for councils, planners, fire authorities and developers – NSW Rural Fire Service |
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Fire Prevention and Hazards | |
| NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 |
An Act to conserve threatened species, populations and ecological communities of animals and plants; to … |
Biodiversity | |
| NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee – Final Determination STIF – 2019-05-31 |
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Biodiversity | |
| Endangered Ecological Communities in Ku-ring-gai – Sydney Turpentine Ironbark Forest |
STIF is protected as an Endangered Ecological Community, under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act … |
Biodiversity | |
| Temperature Gradients – Natural vs Synthetic Fields – Turf Australia |
This video highlights the benefits of natural turf in providing a cooler option for sports … |
Heat and Health Impacts, Synthetic Fields |