Editing FieldTurf (section)

==Product details==
[[File:Mackay 10oct2015.jpg|thumb|FieldTurf at [[Mackay Stadium]] the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] at a view from the upper southeast corner during the game vs. [[2015 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]] on October 10, 2015]]
The surface is composed of monofilament [[polyethylene]]-blend fibers tufted into a [[polypropylene]] backing. The infill is composed of a bottom layer of [[silica]] sand, a middle layer which is a mixture of sand and cryogenic rubber, and a top layer of only rubber. The fibers are meant to replicate blades of grass, while the infill acts as a cushion. This cushion is intended to improve safety when compared to earlier artificial surfaces and allows players to plant and pivot as if they were playing on a grass field.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017343/index.htm | work=CNN | title=Field Of Greens | date=October 18, 1999 | access-date=May 2, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121202233952/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017343/index.htm | archive-date=December 2, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Each square foot of turf contains about 3&nbsp;kg (7&nbsp;lb) of sand and 1.5&nbsp;kg (3&nbsp;lb) of cryogenic rubber. FieldTurf does not use shock-absorbency pads below its infill. The backing of the turf is a combination of woven and nonwoven polypropylene. These materials are permeable and allow water to drain through the backing itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fieldturf.com/product/designConstruction.cfm|title=Design and Construction|work=FieldTurf Tarkett|access-date=January 5, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217111633/http://www.fieldturf.com/product/designConstruction.cfm|archive-date=December 17, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>