List a community event, lecture or meeting that will discuss or call attention to the effects of artificial turf on human and animal health and the environment.
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[No. 04] PUBLIC MEETING ON SYNTHETIC TURF: Are synthetic turf fields safe for our kids? What are the environmental impacts of these fields? And what is their true cost over time?
When: Monday, November 24, 2008, 10:30 am -12:00 pm
Where: Wainwright House, Rye, New York
For reservations (required) and further information, contact: (914 422-3141 or (516) 883-0887
Featured speakers:
Dr. Luz Claudio, neuro-toxicologist, Environmental Medicine Department, Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
Patricia J. Wood, Executive Director of Grassroots Environmental Education.
Charles Osborne, President, Osborne Organics
For Announcement and speaker biographical notes, please click here.
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[No. 03] Turf Talk at Mount Sinai, New York City. SynTurf.org, Newton. December 16, 2007. On December 6, 2007, Mount Sinai Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and Children’s Environmental Health Center in New York City sponsored a lecture series on the topic of Toxic Toys, Plastics & Playgrounds. Drs. Philip J. Landrigan (Chairman of Department of Community and Preventive Medicine) spoke about lead in toys, Joel Forman (Associate Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics) discussed artificial turf, and Maida P. Galvez (Assistant Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics) addressed plastics and childhood exposure.
The presentations stayed true to the teaser from the event’s flyer: "Lead in toys from China. Carcinogens in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. Heavy metals in athletic turf fields and playgrounds made from recycled tires. What’s safe? What’s not? Our Mount Sinai pediatricians will give parents practical advice on how they can protect their children and themselves."
The 5-part video record of the proceedings is available on www.cehcenter.org. Or click on the link(s) below for the following (in order of appearance) on www.youtube.com/cehcenter:
Landrigan’s talk on lead in toys part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1asZ_v2hrk
Landrigan’s talk part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6cruHHSGE
Forman’s talk on turf fields part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnJuAl-iNys
Forman’s talk on turf fields part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-vGwniPnO8
Galvez’s talk on plastics and childhood exposure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGjpjloiD34
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[No. 02] November 29, 2007. Effects of turf on kids -- a lecture by Professor William Crain -- Thursday, November 29 at 7 PM at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 100th St. and Amsterdam Avenue, in Manhattan (New York City). Bill is Professor of Psychology at The City College of New York. His talk is entitled "Synthetic Turf: Its Potential Impact on Children." He will be discussing research on potentially hazardous chemicals in the synthetic turf as well as the way natural environments benefit children's cognitive and emotional development. The vent expects to attract a diverse audience form New Jersey, Connecticut and New York's Brooklyn and Westchester.
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[No. 01] December 6, 2007. An important lecture on Toxic Toys, Plastics & Playgrounds, on December 6, 2007, in New York City. Sponsored by Mount Sinai Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and Children’s Environmental Health Center. Presentations by Philip J. Landrigan (Chairman of Department of Community and Preventive Medicine), Joel Forman (Associate Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics), and Maida P. Galvez (Assistant Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine and Pediatrics). Place: Hatch Auditorium, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Guggenheim Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 1468 Madison Avenue at 100th Street, Manhattan, New York City. Start time: 9:00 a.m. Duration: half-day. To attend or get more information, contact Meghan Bullock at (212) 241-6145 or info@cehcenter.org. For info on Mount Sinai’s Children’s Environmental Health Center, visit www.cehcenter.org. For a pdf version of the announcement for this lecture go here.
Teaser from event flyer: "Lead in toys from China. Carcinogens in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups. Heavy metals in athletic turf fields and playgrounds made from recycled tires. What’s safe? What’s not? Our Mount Sinai pediatricians will give parents practical advice on how they can protect their children and themselves."
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