Artificial turf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to coho salmon: UBC study VANCOUVER - The artificial turf lining fields across Metro Vancouver is leaching a chemical that's deadly to coho salmon into municipal stormwater systems, says a study by researchers at the

#Artificialturf in Metro Vancouver releases chemical deadly to #cohosalmon: UBC study. The fields release a tire chemical known as #6PPD-quinone, which researchers traced to the turf's crumb rubber infill made from #recycledtires. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/art...

Used tires are getting a sustainable upgrade—as noise barriers. In the Czech Republic, design firm mmcité+ has developed the Noba system, a modular barrier made from recycled tire rubber and polymer binders.

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