McLean Youth Soccer Association

The Fairfax County Park Authority currently has 17 synthetic turf fields installed or under construction. In response to concerns about high lead levels found in older, nylon synthetic turf fields in New Jersey, the Park Authority has solicited information about lead content from the manufacturers of all synthetic turf fields installed by the Park Authority which are made of a newer generation of polyethylene synthetics. They confirm local fields contain only trace amounts of any heavy metals, well below international environmental standards (including the DIN 18035-7 standard, that governs environmental compatibility). Based on information received from the industry we continue to believe that fields in Fairfax County do not pose any hazard to the public.

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