The rubber in artificial turf decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail, new research shows

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The rubber in artificial turf decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail, new research shows

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Tire rubber decays into a potentially dangerous chemical cocktail

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Crumb rubber, used as a fill material in many artificial turf fields, contains a complex and potentially dangerous miasma of chemicals.

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