3G pitches 'rubber crumb pitches'

[Lizzycalder1]

I was a little concerned hearing my daughter talk about rubbery smells from her school's 3G pitch a few weeks. Having contacted the school they have tried to reassure me but there seems to be a woeful lack of independent testing of these rubber crumb pitches and the gasses released especially when they get hot.

If your child's school has a 3G pitch has your child mentioned any rubbery smells?

My niece was hospitalized with a very nasty infection in a wound after she fell on astro-turf and scraped her knee during a football match. The doctor said it was quite common, because the surfaces are full of bacteria. I'm not sure if it's worse bacteria than the sort you would find on a grass pitch, but she was very poorly for a few days and needed intravenous antibiotics.