Resources: Playing Fields and Playgrounds
TURI has developed fact sheets, case studies, reports, and videos about the health and safety of playing surfaces, including athletic fields and playgrounds.
Artificial Turf Resources |
| Artificial turf concerns: one page flyer- Summary flyer |
| Athletic Playing Fields: Choosing Safer Options for Health and Environment- Report |
| PFAS in Artificial Turf Carpet- Fact Sheet |
| Athletic Playing Fields and Artificial Turf: Considerations for Municipalities and Institutions- Fact Sheet |
| Artificial Turf Infill: A Comparative Assessment of Chemical Contents- Peer reviewed journal article |
| Testing Artificial Turf Materials: Options and Lessons Learned- Report |
Artificial Turf Alternatives Assessment Documents |
| Alternatives Assessment Introduction |
| Cost Analysis |
| Physical and Biological Hazards |
| Infills: Overview |
| Infills: Recycled Tires |
| Infills: EPDM |
| Infills: TPE |
Organically Managed Grass Athletic Fields |
| Organic Maintenance on Playing Fields - Fact Sheet 2021 |
| Natural Grass Playing Fields Case Study: Denison University, Granville, OH - Case study 2021 |
| Natural Grass Playing Field Case Study: Southwest Pennsylvania - Case study 2021 |
| Natural Grass Playing Field Case Study: Martha's Vineyard, MA - Case study 2020 |
| Natural Grass Playing Field Case Study: Marblehead, MA - Case study 2019 |
| Natural Grass Playing Field Case Study: Springfield, MA - Case study 2019 |
| TURI's Organic Grass Care Web page |
Playground Surfacing |
| Playground Surfacing: Choosing Safer Materials for Children's Health and the Environment |
Comments |
| TURI's comments on Washington Department of Health report |
External Resources |
| Find reports, videos, and news and journal articles from other sources |
| The Field Fund |
| Mt. Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center - Artificial Turf Health Risks |
Guest Blogs |
| Everything You Need to Know About Artificial Turf, Because Health & Center for Environmental Health, 15 July, 2022 |
| Organically Managed Grass Athletic Fields (part two of two part series), Green Building Alliance, March 18, 2022 |
| Artificial Turf Fields: Health and Environmental Concerns (part one of two part series), Green Building Alliance, January 6, 2022 |
| Solutions for Safer Turf, Healthy Building Network, October 20, 2021 |
| Chemical and Heat Hazards of Artificial Turf Athletic Fields, Green Kids Doc (Region 5 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit), January 6, 2021 |
| Guest Blog: Choosing Safer Athletic Playing Surfaces, Healthy Schools Pennsylvania, 10 September 2020 |
| Earth Day: Environmental Impacts of Artificial vs. Natural Turfgrass, SodSolutions, April 22, 2019 |