Parvini and his daughter participated in a small, preliminary study by PEER, or the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which involved wiping their hands with specialized wipes to detect chemicals after playing on turf and grass.
The study confirmed that kids pick up PFAS chemicals on their skin.
It found that the amount of one type of PFAS on the skin in three out of four players or coaches increased after soccer games played on artificial turf. Similar increases in PFAS were not observed after games played on grass fields.