chemicals-kill-dozens-of-salmon-in-west-vancouver

[Derby]

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/c...m_medium=Email_Share&utm_campaign=Email_Share

 

[agentaqua]

bad stuff:

U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes

U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West Coast Native American tribes that want it banned because

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

Fishing Industry Groups Notify Tire Companies of Intent to Sue Over 6PPD Impacts to Salmon, Steelhead

6PPD interacts with ground-level ozone to create the highly toxic 6PPD-q

earthjustice.org

EPA plans to limit or eliminate salmon-killing tire chemical found in preliminary Alaska sampling - Alaska Beacon

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin the process to limit and possibly eliminate a chemical commonly used in car tires.

alaskabeacon.com

Effects of 6PPD tire rubber antioxidant on salmon and mitigation

Over 2,000 fish die due to suspected contamination in Campbell River stream

Over 2,000 fish die due to suspected contamination in Campbell River stream Over 2,000 fish died in a tributary of Willow Creek in Campbell River this week, and though the cause is undetermined, Greenways Land Trust and the City of Campbell River say it is likely due to contamination in the...

sportfishingbc.com

Coho-Killing 6PPD-Q 'The DDT Of Our Generation'

Subject: Coho-Killing 6PPD-Q 'The DDT Of Our Generation' - Interesting article about coho and car tires https://nwsportsmanmag.com/coho-killing-6ppd-q-the-ddt-of-our-generation/

sportfishingbc.com

 

[Derby]

As a young man in the late 70's early 80's put some Habitat work into Brothers Creek... It was a sweet little fishery that know one knew about....

 

[agentaqua]

is that in Vancouver area, Derby?

 

[ship happens]

From what I understand the chemical runoff from tires has been a known problem for a very long time. DFO knows about it. Not sure how far it's been published. Looks like it's become more verbilized

Commercial fishing groups sue 13 US tire makers over rubber preservative that's deadly to salmon

The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical found in almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon.

apnews.com

 

[Derby]

is that in Vancouver area, Derby?

Runs into the Capilano in the lower river... actually a pretty cool little water way

 

[Derby]

Subject: Chemical found in tires suspected in West Vancouver death of salmon - BC | Globalnews.ca






https://globalnews.ca/news/10082602/west-vancouver-fish-kill/

 

[agentaqua]

What's killing coho? | Pacific Salmon Foundation

B.C. researchers study urban pollution washing into local creeks and the impacts on Pacific salmon. This story originally appeared in the Fall 2023 edition of Salmon Steward, the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s quarterly print magazine. When it rains, it pours. In urban areas, roads collect a...

psf.ca