A Synthetic History - Lawn & Turf
In 1965, Artificial turf commonly known as Astroturf, first came to prominence when it was installed in the newly-built Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
Throughout the 1970s both indoor and outdoor stadiums, baseball and football alike in the United States and Canada used Astroturf like a new lawn savior that burned athletes and caused long term injuries.
However, today's 21st century, new artificial playing surfaces use the highest quality synthetic grass componentssuch as Thiolon Grass Fibers, and Colbond backing which is thermally stable, highly tear resistant, and does not contain any chemical binders.
President of Eco Alliance Synthetic Grass, Bob Delozier states, "These "next generation", or Artificial Grass surfaces are often virtually indistinguishable from grass when viewed from any distance, and are generally regarded as being about as safe to play on as a typical grass surface, perhaps even safer in cold conditions.
" Synthetic Green versus Grass Green Installing a real grass turf is costly and its maintenance and upkeep is steadily rising in expensive and time.
Maintaining natural grass requires an investment of a mower, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.
Application of the correct amount of chemicals and pesticides to maintain a healthy green is critical and it is still not 100% sure that your lawn will survive.
Not to mention, you must also have good climate conditions to keep the results of your labor and investment looking healthy.
We all love a beautiful green lawn but the maintenance of natural grass lawn consumes up to 56,000 gallons of water annually and contributes to both air and water pollution.
Such a statistic reveals a major environmental impact.
Independent studies on Long Island in New York State have shown that up to 60 percent of the synthetic nitrogen applied to lawns end up contaminating local ground water supplies.
But artificial turf originates as synthetic-derived plastic and has no need for the usual complement of water, labor and chemicals.
According to the U.
S.
Environmental Protection Agency, lawn care activities also account for about 10 percent of hazardous air pollution coast-to-coast.
Statistics also show that the mowing, watering and fertilizing of natural grass contribute as much as two percent to U.
S.
overall fossil fuel consumption.
The use of artificial turf for residential lawns is a growing trend across America, notably in regions where water supplies are limited and hard pressed to keep up with local demand.
"Today's synthetic turfs are highly durable and with technology designed ultraviolet treated polypropylene and polyethylene hybrid fiber," states Delozier, "It's a sure bet the synthetic lawn will withstand the damaging effects of nature and still keep the same characteristics of a natural green grass.
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Throughout the 1970s both indoor and outdoor stadiums, baseball and football alike in the United States and Canada used Astroturf like a new lawn savior that burned athletes and caused long term injuries.
However, today's 21st century, new artificial playing surfaces use the highest quality synthetic grass componentssuch as Thiolon Grass Fibers, and Colbond backing which is thermally stable, highly tear resistant, and does not contain any chemical binders.
President of Eco Alliance Synthetic Grass, Bob Delozier states, "These "next generation", or Artificial Grass surfaces are often virtually indistinguishable from grass when viewed from any distance, and are generally regarded as being about as safe to play on as a typical grass surface, perhaps even safer in cold conditions.
" Synthetic Green versus Grass Green Installing a real grass turf is costly and its maintenance and upkeep is steadily rising in expensive and time.
Maintaining natural grass requires an investment of a mower, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, etc.
Application of the correct amount of chemicals and pesticides to maintain a healthy green is critical and it is still not 100% sure that your lawn will survive.
Not to mention, you must also have good climate conditions to keep the results of your labor and investment looking healthy.
We all love a beautiful green lawn but the maintenance of natural grass lawn consumes up to 56,000 gallons of water annually and contributes to both air and water pollution.
Such a statistic reveals a major environmental impact.
Independent studies on Long Island in New York State have shown that up to 60 percent of the synthetic nitrogen applied to lawns end up contaminating local ground water supplies.
But artificial turf originates as synthetic-derived plastic and has no need for the usual complement of water, labor and chemicals.
According to the U.
S.
Environmental Protection Agency, lawn care activities also account for about 10 percent of hazardous air pollution coast-to-coast.
Statistics also show that the mowing, watering and fertilizing of natural grass contribute as much as two percent to U.
S.
overall fossil fuel consumption.
The use of artificial turf for residential lawns is a growing trend across America, notably in regions where water supplies are limited and hard pressed to keep up with local demand.
"Today's synthetic turfs are highly durable and with technology designed ultraviolet treated polypropylene and polyethylene hybrid fiber," states Delozier, "It's a sure bet the synthetic lawn will withstand the damaging effects of nature and still keep the same characteristics of a natural green grass.
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