NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The analysis is complete and the truth has surfaced, thanks to an analysis commissioned by Schreiber High School and Comsewogue High School in New York. Recent reports have targeted the safety of artificial turf fields, specifically the crumb rubber being used within the turf system. Air testing done by New York based J.C. Broderick & Associates performed on and around the Schreiber High School and Comsewogue High School's Football Field, did not reveal the presence of any detectable concentrations of PAHs. All sixteen PAHs analyzed were found to be below the laboratory minimum detection limit.
These results put any potential health concerns regarding Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) to rest.
J.C. Broderick & Associates was retained by the schools to investigate the concerns raised in a News 12 Long Island "Focus 12: Toxic Turf" segment which aired on October 15, 2007 reporting the presence of chemicals in the rubber of artificial turf playing fields at Schreiber and Comsewogue. These PAH chemicals were allegedly in excess of state safety levels. Based upon the information reviewed on PAH exposure in humans and the results of the PAH air testing performed by J.C. Broderick & Associates, the potential for exposure to PAHs during normal use of the athletic field at Schreiber and Comsewogue appears to be minimal or insignificant.
The results of these findings are of no surprise as many studies from around the globe have further validated this conclusion, including a significant amount of research done by organizations such as FIFA, SAPCA (Sports and Play Construction Association), the French Laboratory of Research & Control for Rubber & Plastics, and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health & the Environment, among many other governments and organizations worldwide.
"We were confident that once the junk science was disproven the truth would surface," said FieldTurf Tarkett CEO David Moszkowski. "We have the utmost confidence in our product and the safety of the crumb rubber being used and will never shy away from proving so."
For more information on the rubber in these new generation artificial turf fields, along with a compilation of independent studies on this topic, please visit www.fieldturf.com/sbrfacts
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