Chemical Transparency In Synthetic Athletic Surfaces And Turfs: An Analysis Of Health Risks, Regulatory Gaps, And The Case For A Dedicated Legal Framework Governing Artificial Turf In Sport

Aathi Thiruvaranga Pandiyan, The Central Law College, Salem ABSTRACT The rapid, largely unregulated expansion of synthetic athletic surfaces across schools, colleges, municipal grounds, and professional stadia has generated a contested but increasingly urgent public health question: does prolonged contact with artificial turf, and in particular its crumb-rubber infill, expose players to carcinogenic and otherwise toxic substances? This paper undertakes a doctrinal and policy-oriented...