Title: Explain synthetic turfgrass management practices.
Course: Turfgrass Management, Advanced (18054-IV) > Section: Managing Natural and Synthetic Turfgrass Areas

Explanation should include

- the effects of traffic
- the effects of heat
- surface hardness
- safety and health issues
- playability and injury
- opportunities for use by multiple sports
- water use and drainage
- cleaning with special solvents and cleansers for difficult to remove items
- treating with anti-microbial products to remove bacterial growth
- the costs of construction, maintenance, and disposal.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the advantages and disadvantages of a synthetic turfgrass field?
- How are the effects of compaction measured in modern synthetic turfgrass systems? Why is this a major issue in these systems?
- Why is it important to establish policies that prohibit the use of chewing gum, sunflower seeds, and chewing tobacco while on the field’s surface?
- What are the health risks associated with synthetic turfgrass fields? Natural turfgrass fields?
- What are the injury risks associated with synthetic turfgrass fields?