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Scientist notes tire chemical 6PPD in salmon undetectable, stormwater treatment countermeasures needed at Senate hearing

Washington State Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program Manager Katrina Lassiter 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 6PPD-quinone was one of the most toxic chemicals to aquatic life ever identified, killing salmon at extremely low concentrations, emphasizing the need for safer alternatives to 6PPD in tires and improved stormwater control and treatment, and that the problem affects various trout and salmon species nationwide, impacting fisheries, tourism, employment, and food supplies.
Washington State Department of Ecology Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program Manager Katrina Lassiter 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 6PPD-quinone was one of the most toxic chemicals to aquatic life ever identified, killing salmon at extremely low concentrations, emphasizing the need for safer alternatives to 6PPD in tires and improved stormwater control and treatment, and that the problem affects various trout and salmon species nationwide, impacting fisheries, tourism, employment, and food supplies.
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