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Tire industry rep notes complexity of research to find alternative to chemical 6PPD, stormwater runoff technologies promising at Senate hearing

US Tire Manufacturers Association Executive Vice President and General Counsel Tracey Norberg says in prepared testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight at a hearing about environmental impacts of 6PPD that the tire industry was actively and collaboratively working with various stakeholders to find alternatives to 6PPD, noting ongoing collaboration with Washington Ecology since 2019, while emphasizing that immediate measures can be taken to reduce 6PPD and 6PPD-q in the environment, such as street sweeping, using rubber-modified asphalt and permeable pavement, installing bio-retention technologies, and maintaining proper tire inflation pressure.
US Tire Manufacturers Association Executive Vice President and General Counsel Tracey Norberg says in prepared testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight at a hearing about environmental impacts of 6PPD that the tire industry was actively and collaboratively working with various stakeholders to find alternatives to 6PPD, noting ongoing collaboration with Washington Ecology since 2019, while emphasizing that immediate measures can be taken to reduce 6PPD and 6PPD-q in the environment, such as street sweeping, using rubber-modified asphalt and permeable pavement, installing bio-retention technologies, and maintaining proper tire inflation pressure.
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