Comments on: EPA Fails to Protect Our Children From Shredded Tires on Playgrounds http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/28/epa-fails-to-protect-our-children-from-shredded-tires-on-playgrounds/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patricia Taylor http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/28/epa-fails-to-protect-our-children-from-shredded-tires-on-playgrounds/#comment-13399 Patricia Taylor Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:57:09 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4207#comment-13399 The CDC has issued a Health Advisory pertaining to synthetic turf. Parents should follow the recommendations outlined at http://www2a.cdc.gov/HAN/ArchiveSys/ViewMsgV.asp?AlertNum=00275. In addition, the state of Connecticut is in the middle of a year-long field and lab investigation of synthetic turf and crumb rubber infill. A Connecticut group called Environment and Human Health, Inc. has called for a moratorium on the installation of new fields while they are being studied. More information can be found at www.ehhi.org/turf. The EPA said in June it was going to issue preliminary findings of its own investigation. You can find the January 2008 EPA internal memo and PEER's press release on the EPA concerns and investigation at http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1202. The CDC has issued a Health Advisory pertaining to synthetic turf. Parents should follow the recommendations outlined at http://www2a.cdc.gov/HAN/ArchiveSys/ViewMsgV.asp?AlertNum=00275.

In addition, the state of Connecticut is in the middle of a year-long field and lab investigation of synthetic turf and crumb rubber infill. A Connecticut group called Environment and Human Health, Inc. has called for a moratorium on the installation of new fields while they are being studied. More information can be found at http://www.ehhi.org/turf.

The EPA said in June it was going to issue preliminary findings of its own investigation. You can find the January 2008 EPA internal memo and PEER’s press release on the EPA concerns and investigation at http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1202.

]]> By: Panya http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/07/28/epa-fails-to-protect-our-children-from-shredded-tires-on-playgrounds/#comment-13400 Panya Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:26:47 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=4207#comment-13400 My nephew actually burned his hands and knees when he fell down on the shredded tires at a local park -- it was a bright day and the tire pieces had become very hot in the sun. I can't believe parks are using this stuff! My nephew actually burned his hands and knees when he fell down on the shredded tires at a local park — it was a bright day and the tire pieces had become very hot in the sun. I can’t believe parks are using this stuff!

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