From: Mary Swan Bell
Date: February 7, 2009 8:28:06 AM PST
To: yasinsac@hudsonvalleyruins.org
Subject: synthetic turf use at historic site
Dear Rob,
Just this morning I ran across the 1/22/09 NYT article on Mount Vernon. What wonderful work you do! The preservation of history and our environment is a concern we share. Also of concern to me is the use of modern synthetic turf and the chemical stew of recycled tire which comprises the "soil" infill. Below, please find the email address of Albert Huang of the NRDC, NY branch, who is actively involved in the environmental hazards of synthetic turf. Also find the site of EHHI (Environment and Human Health, Inc.) out of Yale. This is a non-profit organization of physicians and scientists dedicated to preserving health. I believe that these organizations may help you and others in delaying and possibly preserving the Mount Vernon site.
Our local high school district is just completing one of many synthetic fields. This field will hold 40,000 crushed tires as soil. That will bring the amount of tires to a staggering 120,000 at one school site. These are real concerns and ones that are making communities and schools around the country rethink landscape and playing field plans.
Good Luck!
Mary Bell, MS
Marin County, California
albert Huang
http://www.ehhijournal.org/
http://www.ehhi.org/reports/turf/
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