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High lead levels on DCPS playgrounds (Truesdell EC, Takoma EC, and Janney ES).
Details and @Ecology_Center report here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
If you need an organic grounds management consultation, call Kevin Mercer with Grounds Management Environmental Solution. gmesgreen.com/
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Check out this book on sustainable grounds management practices!
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Tireless DC retweeted
From our archives: The water that a single tree transpires daily has the cooling effect of two home air conditioners.
Deforestation is dramatically disrupting this arboreal air conditioning.
e360.yale.edu/features/how-d…
Tireless DC retweeted
Did you know that Ivy City in Ward 5 measures 10-20 degrees hotter than other DC communities? It’s due to ‘heat island effect,’ caused by environmental injustice which has left the neighborhood with little tree cover and an overabundance of paved surfaces.
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JUNE 14, 2024: DC's Lafayette Elementary has staved off artificial turf anew in part thanks to @CMLewisGeorgeW4. Congratulations! Natural grass is ALWAYS best. Keep TOXIC synturf away from our kids & environment. t.ly/vLQJZ @dcpublicschools @tirelessdc @NC4HR
Are poured in place (PIP)/rubberized/used tire playgrounds closed today?
They pose a burn risk.
@DCDGS @DCDPR
@MontgomeryParks
@MikeQReports
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Are synthetic turf fields closed today and tomorrow?
They are dangerously hot.
(Photo below from a much cooler day. )
@DCDGS @DCDPR @MCPS @MontgomeryParks
Tireless DC retweeted
The global plastic pollution crisis is a human health crisis. 🚨🚫🌎
Microscopic plastics could raise risk of stroke and heart attack, study says.
#plasticpollution #plastic
@oceana @OceanaUK theguardian.com/environment/…
Tireless DC retweeted
Microplastics are now found trapped deep in our lungs.
We gotta start reducing our use of plastic. Start with least essential uses.
Covering & recovering our parks w/plastic carpet every 8-10yrs forever is ridiculously non-essential. Alternatives already exist.
#BanPlasticTurf
GEE…where might one be exposed to microplastics? @SHPFC @bennettpeer @BanPlasticTurf @tirelessdc @KathyGreening @aneguet77 @sfei_asc @MoorePlasticRes @DrSCoffin @Win_OpenData @CaWaterBoards @cleanh2oaction @surfridereurope @Surfrider_CA @LAWaterkeeper
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Tireless DC retweeted
Amazing technology which will be on showcase for the Super Bowl natural grass field. Stay tuned as we get closer to the game next weekend.
Allegiant Stadium's roll-out field, space station look to be center stage during Super Bowl in Vegas apnews.com/article/super-bow…
Tireless DC retweeted
Today's Super Bowl Playing surface is natural grass. The safest option for players.
88M Tifway2 hybrid Bermuda over-seeded w/ rye installed over 3 days. Provided by TPI Member @WestCoastTurf.
#KeepItREAL
Tireless DC retweeted
Happy natural grass #SuperBowl Sunday!
Tireless DC retweeted
Crumb rubber blasted snow near a field in Finland. (Artificial Turf & PIP playgrounds' are universal problems.) #BigOil #petroleum #toxins #PFAs #tires #dontbelievethelies
@Against_3G @BanPlasticTurf @bennettpeer @GardinerPark @bennettpeer
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Tireless DC retweeted
See previous post for link to city's turf exploratory PDF. This $1.4m garbage didn't even last 3.5 years. @BanPlasticTurf @Against_3G @DMDW01 @bennettpeer @turfnatural #BANartificialturf #artificialturf #syntheticturf #Woodinville
Tireless DC retweeted
It turns out a deep-freeze can ruin artificial turf. The Woodinville sports field is warping badly all over.
Reports of this happening a lot in Seattle right now too.
“Unfortunately, this weekend with the extreme freezing weather.. synthetic turf fields experienced buckling and damage underneath the turf, resulting in lumps, divots and craters in areas of the field that make them unplayable..”
capitolhillseattle.com/2024/…
Tireless DC retweeted
High school synthetic turf safety alert! 🚨
New study finds synthetic turf more dangerous than natural turf for high schools re: force of impact against surface. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
Coaches, parents, to reduce student risk of concussion & CTE:
1️⃣ #TestTurf
2️⃣ Confirm<165Gs
Tireless DC retweeted
Creepy December 2023 study tracks toxic ambient air exposure to #crumbrubber in #artificialturf containing #environmentallypersistentfreeradicals (EPFRs). Older turf = >⚠️⚠️⚠️ t.ly/NXiEY @AmerChemSociety @bennettpeer @Against_3G @UlsterExec @DMDW01
Tireless DC retweeted
Scientists have only begun to uncover the extent of pollution from tires.
Research shows that particulate pollution from tires and brakes far exceeds pollution from tailpipes. Tires also release more volatile organic compounds.
e360.yale.edu/features/tire-…
Tireless DC retweeted
“Poor people elsewhere are choking in waste because we are not.”
Our open letter this morning to @Jeremy_Hunt and @SteveBarclay , asking for a total ban on #WasteExports : The Skidmore report was unequivocal: exporting waste is unsustainable and morally abhorrent.
