Why Won’t the Government Say Whether This Artificial Turf is Safe? | NBC Nightly News

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2015
  • It’s the most common form of artificial turf and millions of children play on it every day, but is it safe? We put the question to the feds in our NBC News investigation.
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    Why Won’t the Government Say Whether This Artificial Turf is Safe? | NBC Nightly News

Комментарии • 14

  • @baatarjavjavkhlan7319
    @baatarjavjavkhlan7319 8 лет назад +6

    parents stop sending your kids to theses fields. why do you need permission from government

  • @jellybeanplaysurface9449
    @jellybeanplaysurface9449 5 лет назад +3

    To answer the question in your title, it's likely because the acronym agencies involved pushed the safety of used tires for so long. Post- consumer granulated tires are not the best material for your kids to roll around in. Tire rubber fails indoor VOC tests, contains heavy metals, has fillers that are known respiratory irritants, and who knows what else it could pickup during its life on the roadway. We feel for those affected by this, check out our page to learn how we are helping solve this issue.

  • @kitrick42
    @kitrick42 5 лет назад +1

    There's hundreds of thousands, or even millions of athletes regularly playing on this surface. I think it warrants a much larger sample size than some coach with a list of 34 soccer goalies.

  • @ivaluesafety8357
    @ivaluesafety8357 9 месяцев назад +1

    I can appreciate what the coach is saying, but why is she holding practice on an artificial turf field containing crumb rubber? Seems counterintuitive to me.

  • @ibsn87
    @ibsn87 7 месяцев назад

    In Australia we play on perfect grass fields, covered in pesticides and herbicides 🤷🏼‍♂️ don’t play sport kids!

  • @achannel6487
    @achannel6487 6 лет назад +2

    Why tf would u put rubber as dirt makes no sense just get some new dirt to not get scraped or get cancer

    • @usedsubcompact1369
      @usedsubcompact1369 4 года назад

      a channel Because using rubber pelets, and sand makes the turf feel like natural grass. The pellets and sand are used for infill, and the pellets are not considered "Dirt."

    • @usedsubcompact1369
      @usedsubcompact1369 4 года назад

      Does that make sense to you?

  • @Lundahlium
    @Lundahlium 5 лет назад +2

    WE ARE KILLING ATHLETES

  • @clearmist7170
    @clearmist7170 7 лет назад +2

    How do we know it's the tires and not the uniforms or the artificial grass blade or the paint job? There's no logical reason for why the tires are being scapegoated.

  • @danielmcelroy4505
    @danielmcelroy4505 8 лет назад

    I'm very disappointed by the EPA in this case--they should at least let us know what their current stance is; admittedly shoving a mic in Ms McCarthy's face and not letting her defend her position is bad practice on NBC's part, but it remains that they should have some response

    • @danielmcelroy4505
      @danielmcelroy4505 8 лет назад

      +LaineeTheCatWallace admittedly i have no reason to really be worried--it's an unclear correlation at best