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Study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

  • March 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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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.

Originally published at Phys.org

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