PORTLAND -- Portland Public Schools is limiting access to an elementary school field with artificial turf as a precaution against lead.
Children 11 and younger won't be allowed on the field. So, Rieke Elementary School students won't be able to use the field during the school day. The city parks department will limit some of its programs on the field.
The district had independent tests on its three fields after reports about lead in East Coast turf fields.
The district's results were within safety ranges set by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. But they exceeded more general recommendations for lead in soil set by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
