Artificial turf is made from plastics – as it degrades it releases “toxic chemicals”:
Artificial turf is made, in part, from used car tires, as a recycled output. In recent years, some jurisdictions, such as California, have encouraged residents to replace lawns with artificial turf as a way of reducing water usage but now California is moving ban artificial turf lawns: New CA law allows bans on synthetic turf as PFAS worries grow – CalMatters