Kyla Bennett, director of science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility in Massachusetts, said the proposed CVU field should be held to Vermont’s tougher standard for PFAS contamination in water, not soil, and measured in parts per trillion, not billion. That would make the FieldTurf tests “pretty meaningless,” she said.
The fact that FieldTurf now uses some natural materials, such as cork, as fill is a step in the right direction, Bennett said. But because the blades of “grass” and field backing continue to be made out of plastic, a host of environmental and health concerns remain.
“There are so many problems with this stuff; it’s just smoke and mirrors,” she said.