“The use of synthetic turf at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has been debated for years, and discovery of a toxic chemical in some artificial fields is likely to renew the debate.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were found in several test samples taken from synthetic turf by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Ecology Center.

In PEER’s press release, which sparked much of the reporting on the emerging PFAS issue in synthetic fields, it is stated that eight different turf samples (including Shaw and Turf Factory Direct) indicated grass fibers contained moderate to high levels of fluorine, suggesting the presence of PFAS.”

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