Scientists say car tires are poisoning wild salmon

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Scientists say car tires are poisoning wild salmon

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B.C. salmon are dying from a toxic tire chemical, 6PPD-Q | The Narwhal

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B.C. salmon researchers are now testing waterways to look for 6PPD-Q, a chemical used in tires which can be lethal to coho salmon

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Pretty sure this is about wild Salmon in rivers, not farmed salmon

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