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USA Today: Feds continue to promote artificial turf

AT Staff

March 16, 2015

Artificial turf fields comprised with crumb rubber have recently raised health concerns for players, including the risk of injury, skin infection, lead exposure and cancer. Two…
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Act Global study deems synthetic turf crumb rubber ‘safe’

AT Staff

February 13, 2015

Act Global has released an independent testing and published analysis of the use of crumb rubber in synthetic turf fields, performed in cooperation with organic…
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Football/Soccer, Top Stories

Super Bowl XLIX field retracts into University of Phoenix Stadium

Joelle Harms

January 30, 2015

University of Phoenix Stadium, host to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, installed its new natural grass field using the NFL’s only retractable field…
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STMA conference sets records for exhibitors, international attendees

AT Staff

January 29, 2015

The Sports Turf Managers Association‘s (STMA’s) 26th annual Conference & Exhibition, held Jan. 13-16 in Denver, set a record of 200 exhibitors and 1,200 attendees…
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Football/Soccer, Top Stories

The Grass Master: Alabama sod grower to provide 7th Super Bowl field

Adam Slick

January 27, 2015

He doesn’t have a business card or an office. His farm doesn’t even have a sign. But when the NFL, Major League…
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