US industry group the Synthetic Turf Council has dismissed as “inaccurate” a recent NGO report claiming to have found per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in samples of the artificial turf used on playing fields.
The study, conducted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Ecology Center, identified elemental fluorine and specific PFASs in tested samples. The groups have said this suggests that PFAS could be an ingredient of carpet grass fibres or its backing, or a byproduct of the manufacturing process.
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