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Artificial turf: Contributions and limits of health research in decision making

Topics: Artificial Turf, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Physical Agents
Artificial turf continues to elicit public health concern as a potential risk to children’s health, which has prompted research investment to generate better and more comprehensive risk assessments.…
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Human health risk assessments addressing artificial turf and crumb rubber

Topics: Artificial Turf, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Physical Agents
Public concern regarding the potential toxicological effects of exposure to artificial turf pitches has led to the publication of numerous human health risk assessments (HHRAs) on styrene-butadiene…
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Lead in Drinking Water: Homes and Schools

Topics: Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Contaminants and Hazards, Drinking Water, Lead, Water
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is commonly present in our environment and can have serious, irreversible cognitive and behavioral impacts, particularly in children. Historically, most lead exposure…
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Weighing the complex public health and community impacts of artificial turf

Topics: Artificial Turf, Chemical Agents, Children's Environmental Health, Microplastics, Risk Analysis
Why are people so concerned about artificial turf? Since 2015, when soccer coach Amy Griffin went public with her concerns about seemingly elevated cancer rates among young soccer players, parents…
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