Lepore, who has been outspoken in questioning the risks that PFAS chemicals used to manufacture synthetic turf fields might cause to the island’s sole-source aquifer, has invited to the workshop scientific voices who have made their positions clear, when the use of turf fields was being debated on Martha’s Vineyard. Chief among those invited experts, who are opposed to the use of synthetic turf fields, are Graham Peaslee, Ph.D., from the University of Notre Dame chemistry department, and Kyla Bennett, Ph.D., director of science at the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
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