Evaluating Synthetic Turf Systems Health, Environment, and the Monty Tech Project 10 29 2026

What does the science really say about artificial turf, PFAS leaching, crumb rubber, and public health? Watch this recorded expert educational forum evaluating synthetic turf systems with a focus on the athletic field installation at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School (Monty Tech) in Westminster, MA. Featuring presentations from pediatric environmental health experts, environmental chemists, and researchers, this session breaks down chemical exposure risks, heat hazards, microplastic runoff, permit frameworks, and natural grass alternatives. Featured Speakers: • Dr. Sarah Evans – Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. https://mountsinaiexposomics.org/artificia... • Susan Chapnick – Environmental Chemist, Vice Chair of Arlington Conservation Commission & Science Advisory Committee Member, MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup • Dr. Zhenyu Tian – Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University https://tianlab.sites.northeastern.edu/ • Moderator: Tracy Stewart (Advocacy & Community Engagement Specialist) https://www.ecocenter.org/artificial-turf-... • Q&A Support: Dr. Rachel Massey (Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University Of Massachusetts Lowell) • Position statements and research updates from: Plastic Pollution Coalition https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/... Silent Spring https://silentspring.org/news/our-year-num... Informed; Habitable Future https://informed.habitablefuture.org/produ...