Driving to work today I heard a radio news story from ABC Radio News on one of the local radio stations regarding on going concerns about the use of recycled tires on synthetic playing fields. In the following story concerns are raised about the ingestion and inhalation of rubber dust on synthetic fields which use crushed rubber.
Synthetic Turf Fields Kicking up Safety Concerns
Looking this story up, also led to finding the following archived news story I had heard about last summer, also on ABC Radio News.
Hot Park Equipment No Child's Play
I have to admit, while I was keenly aware of the risks associated with inhaling rubber dust, and had considered the fumes that might be generated by hot rubber surfaces, I had never thought about just how how these surfaces could get.
Just to wrap it up, here is one more ABC News story on Latex. Read the comments, they are eye opening.
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