Indoor ice arenas with poorly maintained ice-resurfacing machines (Zamboni's, Olympia) and inadequate ventilation are creating potentially dangerous health hazards for players, coaches, fans and workers at rinks in several states around the country, according to an investigation by ESPN's "E:60."
Minnesota, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are the only states with laws regulating air quality at indoor ice rinks.
Check out this video, there is an article that goes with it on the ESPN "E:60" link above.
It should also be known that many rinks are moving towards electric Zamboni's which don't emit these hazard's.
To buy a new Zamboni cost's about $80,000 and to buy an electric one is almost double. So I can see where it is a little hard for some of these smaller communities to just go out and buy a new one. The other option is to try and update the old ones, which would come at some cost.
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