Background: No study has provided a comprehensive systematic review of sports injuries on
artificial turf versus natural grass. Purpose: To comprehensively examine the risk of overall …

Background Adolescents present a high incidence of ACL injury compared with other age
groups. Examining the risk factors that predispose adolescents to primary noncontact ACL …

Artificial turf (AT) is a surfacing material that simulates natural grass by using synthetic,
mainly plastic, fibers in different shapes, sizes and properties. AT has spread beyond sports …

Background: Lower extremity injuries are the most common injuries in professional sports
and carry a high burden to players and teams in the National Football League (NFL). Injury …

Surfaces in outdoor playgrounds get hot in the sun and can cause serious skin burns in
children. In-situ measurements from 10 playgrounds in Sydney showed that the maximum …

A fully roll-to-roll manufactured electrochemical sensor with high sensing and manufacturing
reproducibility has been developed for the detection of nitroaromatic organophosphorus …

Numerous micro-sized artificial turf fragments (MATF) and rubber particles (MRP) are
generated and accumulated during the use of the artificial playing field. However, attention …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are frequently used in the production of rubber
and plastic, but little is known about the identity, concentration, or prevalence of PFAS in …

Beard and Green compiled one of the earliest reviews on the environmental and societal
(cultural) benefits that living turfgrass systems (eg, home lawns, athletic fields, golf courses …

Waste from scrap tyres, due to its high volume (17 million Mg per year) and durability
resulting from the physical and chemical properties, requires innovative approaches for …