Artificial turf has multiple negative impacts on the environment, so scientists are hoping to make real grass more accessible to more people.
PULLMAN, Wash. —
Washington State University (WSU) scientists are on a mission to move away from artificial turf and back to real grass.
WSU Professor Michael Neff is leading the charge.
“The whole goal of this research is to help people use real turf on sports fields instead of artificial turf,” Neff said.
Neff said there are many cons to artificial turf. Turf can run 20 degrees warmer than real grass and still needs water to cool off.
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