'Play it Safe' considers heat island effect and athletic surface performance of Organite infill.
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Hi, Professor Phil Safer, here again.
I think I was chosen to introduce this page because it really is all about safer fill material. Until you conquer the twin problems of harmful chemical content and microbial growth in the fill materials, you cannot claim an ecologically-safe artificial turf. Furthermore, any viable solution must be attainable at reasonable cost. This page will demonstrate how FieldShield fully achieves these goals and allows you to ‘fill safer’, without emptying your budget allocation.
CHAPTER 3 - Organite™ - SAFE INFILL ALTERNATIVE Continued
This is because the microbe killing mechanism is not chemical. The water-based antimicrobial technology of SportAide 1000 will not leach heavy chemicals into the environment or facilitate the growth of adaptive organisms. The brilliance of this approach; is that FieldShield does not reintroduce chemicals into the infill - after we have managed to make it so safe and environmentally-friendly - in order to provide anti-microbial protection… and SportAide 1000® is EPA registered.
The innovative FieldShield AMI™ process results in full-depth, near-permanent protection, of the coated infill materials, against all common bacteria, including staff; as well as protection against fungi and mold, which tends to be prevalent in the lower depths of the infill or on the backing of the turf, where sand is used in the infill mix.
REDUCTION OF HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Until Organite, the only way to reduce elevated temperatures of artificial turf surfaces was to lighten the color of the exposed infill material (Organite is a very light brown) to reduce electromagnetic absorption and to elevate the moisture content of the infill matrix to provide evaporative cooling, for a short period of time.
Because Organite is an AMI, retention of moisture is not a microbial problem as it is with sand, and because it
naturally retains more moisture than synthetic rubber, evaporative cooling is generated to a much greater degree than with rubber. It is also important to note that retained moisture can also be used to extend evaporative cooling over a much longer period of time.
FieldShield didn’t stop there, however. Organite also contains a naturally occurring inorganic constituent, which can absorb and retain up to 240% of its weight in moisture. Where elevated surface temperatures of the artificial turf are a concern, FieldShield can increase the content of this water-retaining inorganic component
(Organite HR) to provide even more effective evaporative cooling over a longer duration.
ATHLETIC SURFACE PERFORMANCE
Any meaningful test of surface performance, with Organite as the infill, must be performed in the exact turf design and structure you are intending to use it in.
