Field of debate: Turf proposal stirs dialogue, pushback
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PEER | April 16, 2026
Kyla Bennett, director of science policy and Northeast and mid-Atlantic director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, cautioned the smaller crowd that just because something may be within the legal limits for PFAS, it doesn’t mean it’s safe. “Every lab report that I ...
Artificial turf proposal meets resistance over health concerns
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PEER | October 30, 2025
“PFAS are in every single sample that I have seen a lab report done correctly on,” Bennett said of further research she’s reviewed on turf fields. In addition to the potential for PFAS, Bennett noted the likelihood that turf fields will emit microplastics, which have also been linked ...