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originally posted by: Leonidas
a reply to: VoidHawk
They are working with new tires, not tires with thousands of miles of road grime, chemicals etc. built up on them. Not to mention they are dealing with whole tires, not ground up bits of them that end up in wounds, mouth, lungs etc.
originally posted by: burdman30ott6
a reply to: Atsbhct
Thank you for this. I'd have never imagined there was a health risk associated with these types of field surfaces. Wow, is there anything in this modern world that isn't going to ultimately kill us?
Osborne Reef
In the 1970s, the reef was the subject of an ambitious expansion project utilizing old and discarded tires. The project ultimately failed, and the "reef" has come to be considered an environmental disaster—ultimately doing more harm than good in the coastal Florida waters.
originally posted by: intrptr
originally posted by: VoidHawk
a reply to: Atsbhct
If they think tire rubber is the cause then they should see whether tire fitters have a high rate of cancer.
Tire fitters don't inhale ground up old rubber crumbs when they fit tires. The beads are wet with lubricant as the machine fits the tire on the rim.
They do inhale tire dust. Old tires that are being taken of produce quite a lot of dust. Have you ever changed a tire?
I've seen some of that. Rammed earth and tire walls, the internal wall structure is plastered to minimize exposure.
Can't beat the cost of free building materials.