Heavyweight Emerald Green Artificial Grass Turf vs SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf: which is safer?

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf is the clear pick. TrafficMaster Heavyweight Emerald Green Artificial Grass Turf carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.

TrafficMaster Heavyweight Emerald Green Artificial Grass Turf

TrafficMaster

Heavyweight Emerald Green Artificial Grass Turf

PFAS grade

Poor 30/100

Overall grade

Bad 8/100

Verdict

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Hazard flags

⚑ 4

Material

polypropylene/polyethylene base with unknown water/stain-resistant coating

Confidence

35%

Possiblewater-repellent coating (water-repellent coating) coating, likely PFAS-containing

PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from backing or adhesives

ReportedMicroplastic shedding from fiber wear

Our pick

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf

AstroTurf

SeeGreen 5 ft. W X 7 ft. L Green Polypropylene Astroturf

PFAS grade

Excellent 75/100

Overall grade

Poor 35/100

Verdict

Buy with care

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Polypropylene (PP) astroturf

Confidence

72%

PossibleVOC off-gassing from polyurethane or latex adhesive

LikelyPolypropylene UV degradation and microplastic shedding

ReportedBacking adhesive failure and fiber separation

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Durable water-repellent (DWR) coating, likely PFAS-containing, Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing from backing or adhesives, Microplastic shedding from fiber wear and Flame retardant treatments in backing on the TrafficMaster and not on the AstroTurf.
  • We flag VOC off-gassing from polyurethane or latex adhesive, Polypropylene UV degradation and microplastic shedding, Backing adhesive failure and fiber separation and Infill contamination (if rubber granules used) on the AstroTurf and not on the TrafficMaster.
  • The TrafficMaster is polypropylene/polyethylene base with unknown water/stain-resistant coating where the AstroTurf is Polypropylene (PP) astroturf, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the AstroTurf is the one to buy.
  • We are less certain about the TrafficMaster grade, at 35% confidence against 72%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →

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