Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington Tacoma, UW and Washington State University Puyallup has discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn. Shown here Zhenyu Tian (left), a research scientist at the Center for Urban Waters at UW Tacoma; Jenifer McIntyre (right), an assistant […]
Scientists worldwide are immersed in studies of a deadly tire chemical
Original Article Link: https://www.eopugetsound.org/magazine/scientists-worldwide-are-immersed-studies-deadly-tire-chemical Atire-related chemical found to kill coho salmon and other fish has come under intense worldwide investigation ever since Puget Sound researchers isolated the singular compound three years ago from among thousands of pollutants residing in stormwater. The chemical, 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), was virtually unknown until its isolation in 2020. Now, it is […]
Washington state’s Puget Sound polluted with toxic tire dump
Original Article Link: https://weibold.com/washington-states-puget-sound-polluted-with-toxic-tire-dump Waste tires have been dumped in Washington State‘s Puget Sound over the years. According to local estimates, some 500,000 tires may need to be retrieved from the sea. According to environmentalists, the abandoned tires are releasing pollutants into the surrounding waterway, causing harm to flora and fauna. “It can take four to […]
