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  • UBC study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

    UBC study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

    UBC researchers found Metro Vancouver’s artificial turf fields leach 6PPD‑quinone—a tire chemical deadly to coho salmon—into stormwater for years after installation, pointing to urgent needs for treatment and safer infills.

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