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legraLeGra<p>In my neighborhood, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/NYCparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYCparks</span></a> are replacing a (uptown <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyc</span></a> neglected) grass field w <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ArtificialTurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialTurf</span></a> , a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/UrbanHeatIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanHeatIsland</span></a> exacerbater</p><p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212095521000845" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/abs/pii/S2212095521000845</span></a></p><p>Parks ReplyGuy says new stuff uses coconut shells not rubber infill so is fine; But w/o évapotranspiration, I doubt it. Bare soil is bad too — the field def needs a rehab </p><p>Plus plastic runoff. Sports injuries. Outgassing. Ick. </p><p>I thought other cities were banning this stuff. </p><p>Thoughts?</p><p><a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nycgovparks.org/planning-and-b</span><span class="invisible">uilding/capital-project-tracker/project/9331</span></a></p>
legraLeGra<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TheConversationUS</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyc</span></a> rips out trees and grass to put in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ArtificialTurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialTurf</span></a> because it drains n is cheaper to maintain in spite of its contribution to <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/UrbanHeatIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanHeatIsland</span></a></p><p>They assure you that it’s not the old AstroTurf— it has pads n coconut shells not rubber infill</p><p>But plastic grass doesn’t evaporate moisture out of its leaves - évapotranspiration- so still gets hot enough to cook an egg</p><p>NASA interns clocked some in nyc at 160F on an 85F day</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nycparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nycparks</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenwashing</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/9331" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nycgovparks.org/planning-and-b</span><span class="invisible">uilding/capital-project-tracker/project/9331</span></a></p>
Deborah Rose ❌👑<p>Six former Phillies who played on artificial turf died of a rare and aggressive brain cancer.</p><p>New CA law allows bans on synthetic turf as PFAS worries grow. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialTurf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialTurf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrainCancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrainCancer</span></a><br><a href="https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/10/california-synthetic-turf-pfas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calmatters.org/environment/202</span><span class="invisible">3/10/california-synthetic-turf-pfas/</span></a></p>
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