Dangerous chemicals found present in Sydney synthetic sports field

AUSMAP’s Dr Scott Wilson details the “toxic chemicals” he found present in the crumbed rubber at a synthetic sports field in Sydney, as Sky News Australia investigates the true quality of Australia’s playing fields. It comes as the European Union have begun ripping up and replacing tens of thousands of pitches, but governments and councils in Australia appear to be ignoring the warnings. Sky News Investigations Reporter Jonathan Lea spoke to an Australian scientist about his damning study which looked at just how potentially dangerous these chemicals are. “Heavy metals in particular were elevated,” Mr Wilson said of his findings. “Things like zinc, copper, lead. “There was a study done in the US which showed these tyre anti-degradants actually killed Atlantic Salmon. “We are finding these chemicals leaching off here.”