Chemical from tyres linked to mass salmon deaths in US found in Australia for first time

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Chemical from tyres linked to mass salmon deaths in US found in Australia for first time
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Scientists find 6PPD-quinone in Queensland creek and call for urgent research to see if local aquatic life was harmed

As much as 700kg of tiny tyre particles, up to 0.2mm wide and some much smaller, were estimated to wash off the roads and into the catchment after each storm.Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Queensland, said they found elevated levels of the chemical for two days after storms.

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