OUR SYNTHETIC GRASS TURF IS LEAD FREE

Back Nine Greens has always provided lead-free synthetic grass

Thanks to the efforts of the Center for Environmental Health, their legal actions have resulted in the voluntary phasing out of lead from most (although not all) artificial turf companies. Make sure your synthetic grass is lead free. At Back Nine Greens, our artificial grass has always been lead-free. 

How is lead transferred from artificial grass to humans and animals?
 

• Ingesting fake turf (small children & animals)
• Hand to mouth behaviors (ex. touching the fake turf and eating without washing hands)
• Turf dust inhalation (from aged/weathered fake turf)
• Handling the turf (installers)

 

What are the risks of lead exposure?

Children	Adults	Pets
Damage to intellectual & behavioral development Brain damage Kidney damage ADHD Irritability Hearing loss Delayed growth Trouble reading and learning	Increase risk of cancer Damage to nervous system Infertility Birth defects Babies born with slower mental development Heart attack Stroke High blood pressure Lou Gehrig's disease	Stomach pain Vomiting / Diarrhea Hysterical barking Seizure Blindness Death

What the Center for Environmental Health says about the safety of lead
in artificial grass:

In September of 2008 after independent testing, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found high levels of lead in synthetic turf from Field Turf, Tiger Turf, EcoAlliance, along with other companies. Some of their testing revealed particular manufacturers' artificial grass to have over 150 times the limit safe for children. In all cases, "samples tested by the laboratory show that when turf contains high amounts of lead, the lead wipes off at levels that exceed California standards."

The Center for Environmental Health notes a huge discrepancy in the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) test results, who in July of 2008 deemed artificial turf grass safe "even though their testing found that lead can come off of turf that is almost 20 times higher than the California standard". The CEH has tested over 150 samples from more than 24 companies versus the CPSC's testing of only 14 samples from 4 companies. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called the CPSC assessment "crudely cursory" and requested that the agency withdraw its report. Many turf company's whose product contains lead will site this poorly designed study to justify their use of lead.

See the Center for Environmental Health's full press release here

Rest Assured our Synthetic Grass is Lead-Free