Today is Saturday, July 13th.

Artificial grass has become a popular alternative to natural grass in recent years.

You've probably noticed turf installed at sports fields, parks, outside schools, and even in people's

backyards.

But as the popularity and prevalence of turf grows,

so have the health and safety concerns,

especially with children and athletes playing on it regularly.

So what does the science actually say?

Public health scientist Dr Jessica Stier is joining us to help break it down.

She's an expert in public health policy, research, and biostatistics.

And she's the host of the Unbias unbiased science podcast where she analyzes scientific

and health related topics relevant to our daily lives in a way that maximizes people's

ability to make informed and evidence-based decisions.

She's reviewed the available data and shares

whether Turf is truly toxic.

We discuss all the potential pros and cons

in the Grass versus Turf debate.

Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity

every Saturday to talk about something in the news.

Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes, where we provide

all the days news in 10 minutes.

I'm Erica Mandy.

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