Reports of potential lead contamination on astroturf fields have had officials shut down several playing fields in New Jersey alone.

It's not just the astroturf brand but all artificial playing field surfaces that are being called into question.  On Fox News, Dr. Stephen Sinatra of the Connecticut School of Medicine said that this is just another example of our modern, toxic environment.  When children go out on a playing field, they put their fingers into the dirt causing the toxins to enter the mouth. 

The doctor admitted that most of us our fine because lead & toxin poisons are very insedious.  However, effects of these types of poisonings may not show up for decades. 

Any behavioral or learning difficulties in children may be symptoms of lead poisoning as well as vomiting & headache.