Astro Turf

Following the use of Monsanto s woven PP Astro Turf at the Montreal Olympics in 1976, artificial surfaces have been accepted at World Championships level in hockey. Cricket is often considered a traditional and conservative game, but in fact a great many synthetic surfaces are now used. The acceptance of synthetic surfaces in soccer has been somewhat slower. The first synthetic pitch installed inside a stadium in England was by Queen s Park Rangers who used a PP omniturf surface. This was made of tufted PP rather than woven or knitted, with a pile of about 20 mm. Once laid, graded sand was spread into the carpet to within 1-2 mm of the surface to completely fill the pile. 

Lord, M. G. 2005. Astro Turf The Private Life of Rocket Science. New York ... 

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