Jack of All Graves

Ep. 236: microplastics, major problems

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In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities
[56:45] We unpack the implications of the cold open, Corrigan explains the Presidential Fitness Test
[01:13:30] What we watched: War of the Worlds, Apollo 13, The Exorcist III, The Fantastic Four, KPop Demon Hunters, Rope, La Haine, 28 Years Later, Cold Skin

Stuff we referenced:

  • Turf Wars - Science History Institute
  • Safe Healthy Playing Fields
  • ARTIFICIAL TURF TRAPS HEAT, DOESN'T HAVE THE COOLING PROPERTIES OF GRASS
  • "HIGH TEMPS ON TURF FIELDS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS"
  • Did Artificial Turf Give More Than 200 Soccer Players Cancer?
  • Soccer players’ cancers ignite debate over turf safety
  • Synthetic Turf and Crumb Rubber - Washington State Department of Health
  • Position Statement on the Use of Artificial Turf Surfaces - Mt. Sinai
  • Monsanto-Made AstroTurf Linked to Fatal Brain Cancer of Six Former Phillies Players
  • The Grounds on Which We Play: The Dangers of Artificial Turf Fields
  • As the world heats up, so does the debate around artificial turf
  • Artificial Turf Health Risks
  • Synthetic Turf is HAZARDOUS
  • New Testing Reveals High Levels of Toxic PFAS in Artificial Turf
  • Understanding PFAS - What They Are, Their Impact, and What We Can Do
  • PFAS - Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances - US Department of Veterans Affairs
  • David West is the Sixth Former Phillie Since 2003 to Die From Brain Cancer
  • Investigation Links Astroturf to Deaths of Six Former Phillies
  • Health impacts of artificial turf: Toxicity studies, challenges, and future directions
  • 6 former Phillies have died of brain cancer: ‘It’s a cluster and it needs to be examined,’ doctor says
  • Mystery Philadelphia Brain Cancer Baseball Cluster: No Link To Astroturf Say Leading Experts- So What Is the Answer?

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