VERY VERY good point!!! So glad you have commented on this!!! I concur Marc!!! On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Marc Veilleux <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello all. > > I was looking at the RACE page on the RSU 26 site. One of the things I > noted in connection with this project is the intention to install > artificial playing surfaces for the athletic fields. > > There has been a great deal of coverage in the media concerning the link > between the rubber tire crumbs used as bedding in such fields and cancer. > Simply search "artificial turf and cancer" or "astro turf and cancer" and > you will get many interesting results, including columns and articles in > the Washington Post, Forbes, and Environmental and Human Health. > > The articles often focus on a high incidence of cancer for soccer goalies, > who are frequently rolling in these crumbs, but it seems that football > players would have similar exposure. Ground water impact is also of > concern, naturally. > > Whatever you may think about the appropriate scope and projected cost of > the RACE project, or its impact on adjacent residential properties, I think > there is a *serious* need to evaluate the appropriateness of installing > artificial surfaces. High school years are important developmentally, > and exposure to carcinogens at a young age is a major concern. > > Best, > > Marc Veilleux > Orono > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS list, click the following > link: > http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS list, click the following link: http://lists.maine.edu/cgi/wa?SUBED1=FRIENDS-OF-ORONO-SCHOOLS&A=1