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The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Toronto's Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season.
The wide plain of FieldTurf used at Toronto's Rogers Centre was installed after the 2004 baseball season. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation

FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc. , is a Montreal-based company that manufactures and installs artificial turf playing surfaces identified by the FieldTurf trademark. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual

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FieldTurf is an artificial turf composed of monofilament polyethylene blend fibres tufted into a polypropylene backing with a mixture of silica sand and cryogenic rubber infill. Polyethylene or polythene ( IUPAC name poly(ethene) is a Thermoplastic commodity heavily used in consumer products (notably the Polypropylene or polypropene ( PP) is a Thermoplastic Polymer, made by the Chemical industry and used in a wide variety of applications The Chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica or silox (from the Latin " Silex " is an Oxide Crumb rubber is a term usually applied to recycled rubber from Automotive and Truck scrap Tires. FieldTurf was first patented in 1982.

Notable installations

(see List of FieldTurf installations for more installations. In 1999 the University of Nebraska-Lincoln installed FieldTurf in Memorial Stadium. )

In 1999, the Metropolitan Oval, a soccer complex in New York City, was one of the first to install FieldTurf in the U. The Metropolitan Oval, also known as Met Oval, is a soccer complex located in Maspeth, Queens in New York City. The City of New York S.

In March 2000, FieldTurf replaced the original AstroTurf field at Tropicana Field, making the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball the first professional sports team to play on the FieldTurf surface. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind Tropicana Field is a Domed stadium in St Petersburg Florida, which has been the home of Major League Baseball 's Tampa Bay Rays since The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St

In 2000, FieldTurf was installed in the University of Washington's Husky Stadium, replacing the AstroTurf surface, originally installed in 1968. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University Husky Stadium is an outdoor athletic Stadium on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle Washington. Husky Stadium was used as the Seattle Seahawks home field from 2000-2001, following the demolition of the Kingdome in March 2000. The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle Washington, USA The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County Washington and located in Seattle Washington. This would be the first FieldTurf used in the NFL. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.

In 2005, Saprissa Stadium in San José, Costa Rica became the first stadium to host a FIFA World Cup qualifying match on FieldTurf. Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is one of the main sports stadiums in Costa Rica. San José ( Spanish: San José; ˌsɑːn hɒˈsɛː is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and is at the heart of the sprawling Gran Area Metropolitana Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football

In 2007, the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada had almost 50% of its games played on FieldTurf [1].

As of 2007, seven of the eight Canadian Football League teams have installed either FieldTurf or a similar surface. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in

The University of Saskatchewan installed it in 2006 when the hosted the Vanier Cup.

Currently all but three National Football League venues have either FieldTurf or natural grass surfaces. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.

Super Bowl XL, featuring the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers, was the first time that the Super Bowl has been played on FieldTurf. Super Bowl XL featured the American Football Conference (AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC champion Seattle professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL The Ford Field installation differs slightly from the standard installation as the recycled rubber used is made from Firestone tires. Ford Field is an indoor football Stadium located in Detroit Michigan that is the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons buggies and other forms of wheeled transportation This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. [2]

Criticism

In September 2006, several top Canadian soccer players appealed to the Canadian Soccer Association to install a natural grass surface at BMO Field in Toronto. The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer ( Association football) in Canada BMO Field (ˈbiːmoʊ "BEE-moe" is a Soccer-specific stadium located in Exhibition Place in the city of Toronto. [3] The Association has, however, decided to install FieldTurf despite the players' request.

In addition, following David Beckham's move to Major League Soccer in 2007, in which he arrived carrying an ankle injury,[4] he voiced his opinion that the league should convert to grass for all pitches, specifically singling out the FieldTurf brand[5][6] (which he later partially recanted[7]), while outsiders suggested that the FieldTurf pitch at Toronto had been a factor in his decision to instead sign with another team (he signed with the LA Galaxy). David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California.

During a telephone interview on David Beckham's Soccer USA (UK version), former Aston Villa and current Red Bull New York striker Juan Pablo Ángel criticized the surface, saying, "I find it really hard to adjust to the [Giants Stadium] turf field. David Beckham's Soccer USA is a football highlights and general discussion show presented by Tim Lovejoy and produced and broadcast in the UK by Five. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the Juan Pablo Ángel Arango (born October 24, 1975 in Medellín) is a Colombian football Striker, who is currently playing . . it takes me two or three days just to recover [after a match]. "[8]

New England Revolution manager Steve Nicol is quoted as saying "there is no give in [FieldTurf]. The New England Revolution, nicknamed the Revs, is a professional soccer club based in Foxborough Massachusetts, that participates in Major League Stephen 'Steve' Nicol (born 11 December 1961 in Irvine, Scotland is a Scottish former professional Footballer, a utility player who played in the all-conquering Grass is still the best surface," [9] in regards to professional soccer matches.

Gary O'Connor, current Birmingham City and Scotland striker, has recently spoken out against the FieldTurf surface at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, which hosted the England-Russia Euro 2008 qualifier on 17 October 2007. Garry Lawrence O'Connor (born May 7, 1983 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Birmingham Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex ( Большая спортивная арена Олимпийского комплекса Лужники) in The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football After a short summer term at Lokomotiv Moscow, O'Connor described playing on the FieldTurf surface as "a nightmare" and a "misfortune". [10] He noted the effects of the artificial surface during the run of play, saying, "The ball skids off the surface, so it becomes extremely hard to read where it is going to go. "

In 2007, a Connecticut non-profit organization Environmental and Human Health Inc. (EHHI), released a report about the safety of recycled tire crumb rubber in artificial turf. [11] EHHI funded a study by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, a state agency, which independently reported[12] that under laboratory conditions when the crumb rubber infill was heated to 60 °C (140 °F), four components of crumb rubber volatilize into the vapor phase (outgas) in contact with the crumbs: benzothiazole (an irritant), butylated hydroxyanisole (a carcinogen and toxicant), n-hexadecane (an irritant) and 4-(t-octyl) phenol (corrosive to mucus membranes, a suspected endocrine disruptor[13]). Benzothiazole is a colorless slightly viscous liquid with a melting point of 2 ° C, and a boiling point of 227-228 °C E320 redirects here For the automobile see Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Hexane is an Alkane Hydrocarbon with the Chemical formula CH3(CH24CH3 or C6H14 Endocrine disruptors (sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents) are Exogenous substances that act like Hormones in the Endocrine system FieldTurf, ALIAPUR (a French consortium founded by tire makers Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop Goodyear, Kléber, Michelin and Pirelli)[14], and ADEME (the French Environment and Energy Management Agency) released their own joint report concluding that there was no cause for concern to human health by inhalation of volatile organic compounds and aldehydes released by recycled tire crumb rubber surfaces. This article describes a highly specialized aspect of its subject in the "Terminology and legal definitions" section An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a terminal Carbonyl group. [15]

The safety of the rubber granules in artificial turf has been defended in other studies, such as the INTRON rubber study. [16].

See also

References

  1. ^ FieldTurf at FIFA U20 2007 FieldTurf at FIFA
  2. ^ Ford Field, Detroit Lions. Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind In 1999 the University of Nebraska-Lincoln installed FieldTurf in Memorial Stadium. Sportsvenue Technology (24 August 2002). Retrieved on 2007-01-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted
  3. ^ "Don't use artificial grass in Toronto FC stadium: players", globeandmail. com. Retrieved on 2007-02-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the  
  4. ^ "Beckham hopes to play against DC", BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-08-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus  
  5. ^ "Beckham apologizes for turf remarks", USA Today. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus  
  6. ^ "Beckham Speaks", Washington Post. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus  
  7. ^ "Beckham sorry for grass gaffe", 24 Sport. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus  
  8. ^ "David Beckham's Soccer USA (UK version), Week 7", YouTube. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus  
  9. ^ "Artificial turf not to Beckham's liking", ESPNsoccernet. ESPNsoccernet provides comprehensive coverage of world Football (soccer. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus  
  10. ^ "O'connor warns England over plastic pitch", ESPNsoccernet. ESPNsoccernet provides comprehensive coverage of world Football (soccer. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces  
  11. ^ Dr. David R. Brown (2007). "Artificial Turf: Exposures To Ground-Up Rubber Tires: Athletic Fields, Playgrounds, Gardening Mulch" (pdf). . Environment & Human Health, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-10-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death
  12. ^ Mattina, MaryJane Incorvia; Isleyen, M. ; Berger, W. & Ozdemir, S. (8/2007), Examination of Crumb Rubber Produced from Recycled Tires, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, AC006, <http://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/publications/fact_sheets/examinationofcrumbrubberac005.pdf>. Retrieved on 26 October 2007 
  13. ^ Commission of the European Communities (2001), Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of the Community Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters - a range of substances suspected of interfering with the hormone systems of humans and wildlife, COM(2001) 262 final, <http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/com/2001/com2001_0262en01.pdf>. Retrieved on 27 October 2007 
  14. ^ Qui est Aliapur?. Retrieved on 2007-10-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death
  15. ^ Dr. Robert Moretto (2007), Environmental and health assessment of the use of elastomer granulates (virgin and from used tyres) as filling in third-generation artificial turf, ADME / ALIAPUR / FieldTurf Tarkett, <http://www.aliapur.fr/media/files/etudes_documents/Environmental_Study_Report_EN.pdf>. Retrieved on 26 October 2007 
  16. ^ INTRON rubber study

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