For months now, several athletic fields in North Jersey with artificial turf have been closed because of high lead levels. Test have been conducted, questions have been raised, but no one really knows how serious the danger is. Crazy to think that kids are rolling around on lead particles, its' not exactly a new finding that lead is dangerous to kids...
Many of the fields will likely reopen in the coming weeks now that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has concluded the turf poses no health risk. In this video we talked some parents and coaches -read story by Matt Van Dusen, about how they felt about their Little Leagues playing on the artificial turf.
DANGERS OF ARTIFICIAL TURF
