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| Title | Focus on: Monitoring 6PPD-q in the environment |
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Focus on: Monitoring 6PPD-q in the environment (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 646KB)
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| Author(s) | Mugdha Flores | ||||
| Description | In 2020, after decades of investigative work by a cross-disciplinary research consortium, scientists from University of Washington Tacoma, Washington State University Puyallup, and their collaborators, identified 6PPD-quinone, also known as 6PPD-q, as the chemical that causes pre-spawn mortality in coho salmon. The chemical comes from 6PPD (6 p-phenylenediamine), found in tires and recycled tire products, when tire dust is exposed to air. When rain falls on tires and roads, it washes tire dust including 6PPD-q into rivers, streams, and estuaries. To support long-term solutions, researchers are developing assessment studies to understand when, where, and how 6PPD-q ends up in the environment. |
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| Contact | Rhea Smith at 360-763-2584 or rhea.smith@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | 6PPD, tires, salmonids, salmon, 6PPD-quinone, tire chemicals, 6PPD-q | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Tire anti-degradant (6PPD) and 6PPD-quinone | ||||
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