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Molecular structures are identified by bold, Arabic numerals assigned in order of presentation in the text. Add text entry field to (some) folder browser dialogs. Any threats posed by the PFAS in the blades and backing of turf add to questions that were already swirling about the crumb rubber sprinkled over it. She secured two samples and sent one of the turf pieces to a lab to be analyzed for the presence of specific PFAS chemicals. In one set of tests, the PFAS chemicals were detected in the plastic backing of two samples of the turf. In July, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry issued the first of two reports on the recycled crumb rubber, which found dozens of metals and volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in the black rubber specks. The first artificial turf, Monsanto’s “Chemgrass,” was rolled out in the Houston Astrodome in the 1960s. The prominent product placement served to not only help coin the best known brand name in fake fields – “AstroTurf” – it also launched the turf era, in which billions of dollars’ worth of green plastic carpets have replaced much of the real grass that had naturally coated sports fields up to this point.

PFAS chemicals are used widely to help with the molding and extrusions of plastic, according to a 2005 paper from the Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. The richest sources include meat and eggs, but significant amounts are also found in beans, legumes and wheat flour. And in Norway, after turf was found discarded in the woods near waterways in June, the minister of the environment said he was considering new rules to control and clean up the dumping of turf. Bennett noticed the turf rolls stashed near some trees about a mile away from where it had last been dumped, though the bags of infill were no longer nearby. Last fall, Huntsman and Clariant had to cancel their merger of equals, which would have created a $14.7 billion specialty chemical powerhouse. The main thing you need to know is that seasoning is a hard, protective coating on the pan that’s created by rubbing the pan with oil and then heating it. I have abandoned all other complicated (commercial and branded) skin ‘care’ lotions and potions now and I just use your Tamanu Oil on my skin and hair and nails, and it produces amazing results, with the simplest natural regime.

It launched a public relations campaign included educational programs showing civilians happily applying herbicides to their skin and passing through defoliated areas without concern. Days later, he sent a photo of the spot where the discarded turf had been, showing that the turf was no longer there. If you look at the foods tested for the chemicals, there was included so many foods that there would be no possible contamination, because these foods never ever come into contact with the chemicals tested for unless one deliberately poisoned them. Dust can amount to a toxic soup made up of chemicals from fragrances, cleaning products, personal care products, and even the building materials your house is made of. Even people who have skin of color can safely have a chemical peel – but they should see a dermatologist who has expertise using chemical peels to treat darker skin tones. If the fan is in an area near cooking or the use of aerosol beauty products, they can settle on the blades and housing and accumulate dust.