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Unsafe Lead in TX HS Fields01-19-09 | News

Unsafe Lead in TX HS Fields




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The results, obtained by the Associated Press, are the first public indication that Texas?EUR??,,????'?????<

Testing at Ratliff Stadium found lead at roughly 14 times the EPA standard. Similar testing in North Richland Hills discovered a lead level nearly 10 times the EPA standard at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex. Both stadiums have the same brand of turf, a product called AstroPlay.

The high lead levels were found in a secondary layer of nylon fiber at the base of the fields called the ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Source: USA Today

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