The type of concrete at the center of this study is known as crumb rubber concrete, and its production involves grinding rubber tire down into crumbs of a similar consistency to sand. These crumbs ...

They are artificial turf, a synthetic carpet of grass-colored fibers filled with a layer of tiny rubber particles called crumb rubber that make the surface feel soft and natural. What crumb rubber ...

The study, which is expected to have preliminary results by the end of this year, comes a decade after "crumb rubber fields" were installed across Colorado. Currently, the Jefferson County School ...

EVERETT — Tests conducted of crumb rubber sports fields in five cities, including the Everett Boys &Girls Club, found that the cancer risk for children playing on the fields was “at or below ...

With at least 12,000 crumb rubber fields already in use in the United States — and 1,200 to 1,500 more going in each year — the stakes of the federal study are high: Has America finally found ...

It was her golf coach at Vassar College in New York who mentioned the debate over synthetic turf and, in particular, the crumb rubber often used as infill on artificial fields. Prince recalled ...

Watch the full report on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt at 6:30 p.m. ET The debate over whether crumb rubber turf is safe for children to play on is continuing across the country. In the ...

In Swampscott Monday [5/4], town meeting members approved plans to install a new synthetic field with silica sand, a more expensive product touted as a nontoxic alternative to the small rubber pellets ...

(CBS) --Kids play sports on fields covered in something called crumb rubber. New research is confirming that the tiny rubber pellets often contain cancer-causing chemicals. But that is not all.

Five years before, the former U.S. women's national team goalkeeper and current University of Washington goalkeeper coach had started gathering a list of athletes who had played on crumb-rubber ...

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