US EditionYour Local Soccer Field Could Be Killing Salmon: UBC Study
UBC researchers found 6PPD-quinone from crumb rubber infill in artificial turf threatens coho salmon survival in Metro Vancouver waterways, with contamination lasting over a decade.
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UBC study finds artificial turf fields in Metro Vancouver releasing chemicals harmful to salmon
A new study from the University of British Columbia is raising concerns about the environmental impact of artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver, which, it says, is leaching a chemical into municipal stormwater systems that’s deadly to coho salmon.
Your local soccer field could be killing salmon: UBC study
When the North Shore Streamkeepers, a group of volunteers that focuses on the ecological stewardship of North Vancouver, stumbled across a charnel cluster of dead fish in Mosquito Creek, they wondered if two-plus-two equalled six — as in 6PPD-quinone.
Environmental News Network - UBC Study Links Artificial Turf Fields to Lethal Chemical Threat for Salmon
A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill coho salmon, into municipal stormwater systems—and the contamination persists long after the fields are installed.
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