Divallo t1_jcsg0im wrote
Do you guys think that playing on artifical turf might be a factor?
I've read that players get more concussions and injuries in general playing on turf vs grass and that turf has some toxicity concerns as well.
Scotland uses turf more than a lot of other countries which could maybe contribute to their higher estimate.
"The highest reported usage of synthetic turf, according to the survey results, occurs in Norway (84%), followed by Ireland and Scotland (81% each) and Moldova (75%)."
SignalTrip1504 t1_jcsick3 wrote
There was some sort of study on I think a mlb team or something, I forget what it was about but it said with the hot weather in summer the chemicals in the turf get heated up and release into the air as toxins and the players absorb it or breath it in and i think it said these players were getting cancer maybe
PfEMP1 t1_jcsuviq wrote
Hot weather isn’t a problem in Scotland
enelspacio t1_jcxrg70 wrote
Were you here last summer??
PfEMP1 t1_jcy7bo4 wrote
Yes. While climate change is making warmer summers more likely in Scotland, they are still not common.
redditsfulloffiction t1_jcsojxq wrote
Some sort of I think maybe?
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thiskillsmygpa t1_jctmx86 wrote
I think it was gioblastoma
Ok-Curve5569 t1_jcsidgv wrote
Absolutely - MLB found an uptick in glioblastoma within players who played on turfed
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