On Tuesday, the Netherlands National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM) said it was safe to exercise on artificial turf fields filled with rubber granules.
The conclusion of RIVM comes from their research. The latest research shows that substances released from rubber crumbs such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), metals, plasticizers (phthalates) and bisphenol A (BPA) are harmless because of their low levels.
"These substances are more or less" closed "in rubber granules the study said. This means that their effects on human health can be ignored. "
The study covered 100 artificial lawn sites in the Netherlands containing styrene-butadiene rubber crumbs and looked into relevant scientific literature.
Studies have shown that there is no association between exercise on artificial turf and leukemia and lymphatic cancer.
So far, the carcinogenic storm of artificial turf in Holland has been subsided since October.
Why does artificial turf fill rubber granules?
Industry insiders said that the construction of artificial turf football ground will be filled with quartz sand and rubber crumbs, because artificial turf needs quartz sand to squeeze it, so that it can be closely attached to the ground, not because of the impact of sports turf deformation. The purpose of filling quartz sand with rubber particles is to protect athletes and increase their comfort during exercise, and to feel closer to the natural turf.
Artificial turf "carcinogenic" storm
In early October, Zembla, a Dutch television show, said that 90 percent of artificial turf courses were now at risk of cancer. There are more than 2000 people making turf in Holland, most of which contain rubber particles.
After the program was broadcast, it aroused doubts and uneasiness in the Netherlands, and many football clubs stopped using artificial lawns.
At the end of November, the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation (NOS) reported that a survey of 60 man-made turf courts found that 58 courts contained carcinogens 1.5 to 3.7 times the allowable value of consumer products. Even someone else has made 6 times as much carcinogen as turf pitch. Because artificial turf is not a consumer product, it is officially considered safe. However, many scientists believe that artificial turf should be considered a consumer product because players'skin often touches it.
There is another controversy about whether artificial turf is carcinogenic. How to deal with the more than 2000 Holland lawn? Holland Football Association KNVB said they had to wait for RIVM's research results to come out before making countermeasures.
Now, RIVM's research results came out - turf is harmless, so we can play football with ease.
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