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    Chemicals from tires can poison rivers and kill salmon

    • Last Update: 2021-08-12
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    A new study reveals that due to a ubiquitous additive in car tires, salmon in the Northwest Pacific can be sentenced to death if they return to spawning in rivers and streams near the city


    These findings indicate that 6PPD quinone, a highly toxic oxidation product of tire rubber particles, can poison rivers and may be the observed annual cause of death of adult salmon populations throughout the Northwest Pacific in the United States


    It is estimated that in the most urbanized watersheds, Urban Runoff Mortality Syndrome (URMS) may kill 40-90% of migratory salmon before they have a chance to spawn


    Tian et al.


    The author wrote: “It is unlikely that salmon will be uniquely sensitive to 6PPD


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