Heat and Health Impacts
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Artificial Turf – Contested Terrains for Precautionary Public Health with Particular Reference to Europe |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Literature Review on environmental and health impacts of synthetic turf – 2021-04 |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| Conveying the benefits of living turf ‐ Mitigation of the urban heat island effect – Siebentritt |
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Heat and Health Impacts | |
| 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 |