[WayneS]

From the article: No research has linked crumb or shredded rubber to cancer, and the turf industry says dozens of studies have shown the surface poses no health risk.

[originalbuckeye]

Follow the money. I WISH research studies would be required to be independent, but mostly whoever funds the study WILL get the result they desire.

[smokingfrog]

Found quite a bit of interesting info here.

http://starproject.webs.com/turffacts.htm