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Environmental Issues <br />Several environmental issues are a part of the discussion of <br />synthetic vs. natural turf soccer fields. <br />Environmental advantages to using synthetic turf: <br />reduces the use of herbicides, chemical fertilizers, and paint. <br />Fertilizers are increasingly being targeted as a source of ground <br />water contamination. <br />Having synthetic fields also reduces the use of gas - powered <br />equipment, especially mowers, thereby cutting back on emissions <br />of air pollutants. <br />The only significant environmental drawback to synthetic <br />fields is that their components do not biodegrade and will <br />therefore end up in a landfill. <br />G -3 Page 160 <br />