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Committee asks city for inventory of artificial turf fields and any PFAS information; agrees to follow-up study
Summary
After a committee discussion about microplastics and PFAS in artificial turf, members voted to request preliminary information from city staff on existing artificial fields, planned projects and any available material testing, and to explore a deeper analysis with local colleges.
WORCESTER, Mass. (July 28, 2025) — Members of the Green Worcester Advisory Committee voted Monday to ask city staff for preliminary information about artificial turf fields in Worcester, any plans for new fields, and whether the city has data on PFAS (so-called "forever chemicals") or microplastic content in those installations.
Background: Committee member Ted Connor raised a story about a statewide effort to remove PFAS from materials used in artificial athletic fields and noted Worcester…
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