An aerial view of Veterans Stadium, used by the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles from the 1970s through 2003.
Veterans Stadium, where the turf used in the stadium may have contained dangerous "forever chemicals" for decades.
  • "Forever chemicals" were found in turf that was used in the Philadelphia Phillies' old stadium.
  • The chemicals were revealed as part of an investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • The Inquirer was researching whether there was a link between the turf and ex-Phillies dying of brain cancer.

An investigation into the deaths of six former Philadelphia Phillies players from the same type of brain cancer has found that the artificial turf where they played for years contains dangerous compounds commonly referred to as "forever chemicals."