'It's dangerous': Artificial grass releases forever chemicals into soil and water, experts say

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7 ай бұрын

Artificial turf is filled with micro plastics, experts say, and is dangerous for everyone living around it.

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@Antuan_the_Swan 7 ай бұрын

“Lock your doors, hide ya kids…” 😂😂

@NickDrinksWater 7 ай бұрын

Are these forever chemicals ever gonna stop? They're in EVERYTHING

@van6278 7 ай бұрын

They worry about no place to recycle artificial turf, but it's ok to put batteries from EV's in our landfills. 😆😆😆😆

@longiusaescius2537 7 ай бұрын

@van6278 metal is very easy, magnets

@loganq 7 ай бұрын

@@longiusaescius2537 You sound vaccinated.

@longiusaescius2537 7 ай бұрын

@@loganq "I think trump was too liberal actually"

@thejoyofskating 7 ай бұрын

As a child i could feel and smell the chemicals and knew this lmao

@van6278 7 ай бұрын

As a child I remember smelling dogshit in the grass when I stepped in it by accident.

@elizabethsol504 7 ай бұрын

Rather then enriching the soil beneath it suffocates it. Birds,worms,ants etc are crucial to help balance our planet. Not everything that shines is gold people.

@SJR_Media_Group 7 ай бұрын

The Sky Is Falling... Every Indoor Sports Stadium has had this for Decades....

@602phoenician7 7 ай бұрын

Water doesn't run off from indoor stadiums into the streets and sewers like in a yard or playground.

@SJR_Media_Group 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for comment @@602phoenician7

@SJR_Media_Group 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for comment @@poollife777

@dataender96 6 ай бұрын

And there has been a significant amount of baseball players dying young with cancers after years of playing on Astro turf

@602phoenician7 7 ай бұрын

So what are the more native & green, "other options" besides grass, that take 40% less water? Kind of left us hanging without any actual suggestions.

@bcgambit80 7 ай бұрын

Try something called "Dwarf carpet of stars", it's evergreen and doesn't require the amount of water that typical grass does.

@jlbueno0611 7 ай бұрын

@@bcgambit80does not survive in phoenix....and is not walkable . 80% of AZ syntethic lawns are installed with a use for play idea in mind ✌🏼

@Herbie11 7 ай бұрын

Forget about it getting into the groundwater, the fumes it gives off in the summer heat is what worries me.

@theamerican7080 7 ай бұрын

That's precisely why it's being sold to the public: It's bad for them.

@diannemc3179 7 ай бұрын

Makes sense to me

@desertlandscapecreations577 7 ай бұрын

Like the COVID shot

@diannemc3179 7 ай бұрын

@@desertlandscapecreations577 Right!

@onceagain6184 7 ай бұрын

@@desertlandscapecreations577 You have been brainwashed. Without the vacine the pandemic would have been far worse.

@jamiefaizfahmy9740 7 ай бұрын

Just like sandwich meat. Best wishes.

@jamiefaizfahmy9740 7 ай бұрын

But how did we not know all this? That is pretty scary how most child care centers, heck mini golf courses all those fun amusement type places always had it while I was growing up and when my kids grew up. How come it has taken so long for us to discover that this fake grass was harmful to our people and animals? And what does this mean for those that have it. We honestly need no more ground pollution in Phoenix or any where else. Please let us know more about this and what should or is gonna be done about it.

@dataender96 6 ай бұрын

There has been an significant amount of baseball players dying at young ages after playing years in Astro turf

@ronentwisle5373 7 ай бұрын

Playgrounds and fields are covered with this.

@theamerican7080 7 ай бұрын

To help turn kids gay.

@dataender96 6 ай бұрын

Children’s school just installed a portion of their playground with artificial. She plays on the real grass and encourages her friends to not play on the chemical field

@SteelheadTed 7 ай бұрын

No kidding? This was totally unpredictable! Couldn’t have seen it coming, nope, total shocker.

@jamiefaizfahmy9740 7 ай бұрын

Right. If it is fake , plastic it most likely is not healthy. IDK just saying.

@AmericanTeacher-USA 7 ай бұрын

😂

@Thr3atlvlmidnight 7 ай бұрын

We're in a desert, people. Quit putting up fountains, lakes and plants that need tons of water. It's a damn waste of resources.

@Susweca5569 7 ай бұрын

@@sktona You're seriously delusional if you think it isn't. But then it doesn't help that republican MAGAt politicians sell off American water to the saudis and other foreign interests.

@nelivv 7 ай бұрын

Not surprised. I always hated fake grass. But there are that companies have pushed this.

@DM-lc2cf 7 ай бұрын

What about all these schools that have changed their fields to plastic? It was such a dumb move. When parents & the students start suing....

@stephennault1442 7 ай бұрын

This is a nobody...expert fool

@van6278 7 ай бұрын

They want to have another reason to sue someone else. That way they don't have to work, and It keeps the lazy fed and sheltered.

@horsepoorwilson 7 ай бұрын

good info, thanks

@user-Jamie218 7 ай бұрын

in arid climates why not just use rocks and some nice drought tolerant plants and xeriscape it looks nice and low maintenance

@arnesste000 7 ай бұрын

Smart girl thank you

@andrerodriguez7603 7 ай бұрын

It’s just ugly, that’s all I know, 😮

@mossyoakmom8880 7 ай бұрын

Why isn’t it banned??

@fuffoon 7 ай бұрын

Forever chemicals? Everything is getting dumbed down too far.

@oldhickory4686 7 ай бұрын

That's why I adopted a roll as a family pet...

@onceagain6184 7 ай бұрын

You are dumb. That term has existed for decades !

@SPEAKEASYAZ4895 7 ай бұрын

Dogs dont like it for sure, way too hot for them.

@double_joseph327 7 ай бұрын

Dogs like it better then rocks lol

@PIGGEBANK 7 ай бұрын

Idk if I'd characterize this lady as an "expert" lol

@StopWars420 7 ай бұрын

Grass shouldnt be grown in arizona period. Theres no natural grass fields here.

@KimaiDetaiya307 7 ай бұрын

just use ground cover and other plants that uses less water

@jp7489 7 ай бұрын

I like my dessert rock landscape 👍

@jhonnygarcia6969 7 ай бұрын

You need to change it every 5 years

@Susweca5569 7 ай бұрын

What isn't being addressed here is that there are choices for artificial turf that do not contain these artificial chemicals or the toxins she speaking about. Be more responsible in your reporting you've only shown half the story.

@Joker12293 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful. More excuses...

@shanonqual759 7 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

@kerosenefire8988 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 vegan leather is next

@teshiamiller3196 7 ай бұрын

Grow up an grow your own.

@van6278 7 ай бұрын

Instead of worrying about the impact of artificial turf, why not worry about the raw sewage running into our storm drains when the homeless crap in the streets.

@jlbueno0611 7 ай бұрын

90% of artificial lawns in arizona, are filled with silica/sand mix ...not rubber ..so that ruins those statistics ✌🏼 also, pfas from syntethic are way way less than pfas from fertilizers and additives that most homeowners use ...hec some even throw paint into their lawns ff sake🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. If anything, syntethic lawn in arizna is the bes eco solution , saving water and reducing the amount of chemicals into the soil ✌🏼

@user-ef1fd3jb2v 7 ай бұрын

Artificial grass is made from the same type of plastic that is used in common household products. We come into contact with these materials on a daily basis and there have been no proven harmful effects. If you think about it, turf is really just plastic. Some people just can't go through life without worrying about something

@StopWars420 7 ай бұрын

Not all plastics are the same.

@user-ef1fd3jb2v 7 ай бұрын

@@StopWars420 The CDC has said there is absolutely no proof one way or the other if this chemical is dangerous or not. Again if you want to go through life afraid of everything, you got to ask yourself are you really living?

@van6278 7 ай бұрын

@@StopWars420 And not all humans are the same.

@cbro777 7 ай бұрын

It's not as simple as that. New Hampshire passed legislation protecting it's citizens from contaminated drinking water due to PFAS. The company 3M had to shut down it's plants due to the same water problems. Those chemicals are what's causing cancer rates to rise in this country at alarming numbers. It's what you don't know that kills in the long run.

@user-ef1fd3jb2v 7 ай бұрын

@@cbro777 Nothing is simple when the government gets involved. And where did you get your information from that the PFAS's are dangerous? Maybe you should look at the CDC report. REMEMBER The government is notoriously known for creating problems where no problems exist.

@emypena 7 ай бұрын

I love this things.... looks nice, no grass cutting maintenance, doesnt need fertilizer, always looks the same no matter the location in full sun or shade, saves a lot on watering bill.

@jlbueno0611 7 ай бұрын

@James-to7pi round pebbles aren't great for kids playing on them ... also they dnt look good . And in arizona, they have no impact on temperature ✌🏼