Greetings,

One of our Athletics coaches is trying to find some material to do grip strength exercises with. He has brought up the idea of turf pellets: http://purenaturepets.com/product/turf-kennel-25-lb-bag/, but my research does not state anything about anti-microbial growth or not, as this is not its intended use.

What are your colleges doing? How are they keeping it safe for multi-athlete use while limiting exposure to possible skin infections, etc.…

Any help you can provide would be great. Please respond off list to my email: Margaret.smallbrock**At_Symbol_Here**sdsmt.edu,

Thank you and Happy Holidays,

Margaret Smallbrock

Campus Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Environmental Health & Safety

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

501 East St. Joseph Street

Rapid City, SD 57701-3995

605-394-6020

605-394-5837 FAX

Margaret.Smallbrock**At_Symbol_Here**sdsmt.edu