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Controlling pollution is a major environmental issue.
Rubber industry workers study: "A large number of studies have been conducted on the rubber industries in Canada, China, Finland,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. Workers employed in the industry before 1950 have a high risk of bladder
cancer, probably associated with exposure to aromatic amines. Leukaemias have been associated with exposure to solvents and
with employment in back processing, tyre curing, synthetic rubber production and vulcanization. Excess mortality from lymphomas
has been noted among workers exposed to solvents in such departments as footwear and in tyre plants. Other cancers, including
those of the lung, renal tract, stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, liver, skin, colon, larynx and brain, have been reported as
occurring in excess in various product areas and departments, but no consistent excess of any of these cancers is seen across
the various studies. - International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (1987)
Above are several hazardous smokestacks.
"It's like a preservative for tires, similar to how food preservatives keep food from spoiling too quickly, 6PPD
helps tires last by protecting them from ground-level ozone.
Ozone, a gas created when pollutants emitted by cars and other chemical sources react in the sunlight, breaks the bonds
holding the tire together. 6PPD helps by reacting with ozone before it can react with the tire rubber, sparing the tires.
But when 6PPD reacts with ozone , the researchers found that it was transformed into multiple chemicals ,
including 6PPD-quinone (pronounced "kwih-known"), the toxic chemical that is responsible for killing the salmon ."
"EXTINCTION CRISIS" 1 in 5 reptiles face extinction.
Turtles survived dinosaur time, but not us humans. 21% of all Turtles. 1829 different species of Turtles face extinction.
"If all threatened reptiles would disappear, the would would lose a combined 15 billion years of evolutionarily history...."
"It'll take a big contribution by governments to change the trajectory we are on. One of the reptiles most at risk is turtles,
with 60% of the turtles species facing extinction, and a need of targeted conservation efforts." Scott Smith is a wildlife
ecologist for Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Surveys Wood Turtles. All can find are females. Healthy is 50/50
gender population....
"One of the concerns about losing biodiversity is that nearly all of our medicines, all of our foods, come from species.
So as we lose species, we potentially lose a cure to cancer."
"Toxicity of 6PPD-Quinone to Coho Salmon Under Varied Environmental Conditions"
"The Tire Wear Compounds 6PPD-Quinone and 1,3-Diphenylguanidine in an Urban Watershed" - Archives of Environmental Contamination
and Toxicology - National Institute of Health (NIH) (August 4th, 2021)
Coho Salmon
"Are Toxic Chemicals From Tires And Playground Surfaces Killing Endangered Salmon?" - U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
(July 15th, 2021)
"Broken Fish: Collapse of the Coho" - Puget Sound (2018) Documentary Film
"West Coast Salmon Species Is Dying From Car Tire Chemicals" - Now This Earth (2021)
"Tire Rubber-Derived 6-PPD Quinone: Testing for Newly Discovered Environmental Contaminant"-Eurofins Environment and SCIEX
"Secret Life of Salmon" ~ Kids Field Experience - (2022)
99% Coho Salmon GONE - NOW "Endangered Species"
"Toxicity of 6PPD-Quinone to Coho Salmon Under Varied Environmental Conditions"
"6PPD: How Tires, Toxic Stormwater, and Salmon Don't Mix" - Stephanie Blair - Puget Soundkeeper
"6PPD-Quinone: Revised Toxicity Assessment and Quantification with a Commercial Standard" - Environmental Science & Technology
- Letters (January 11th, 2022)
"6PPD-Quinone: The Environmental Contaminant Killing Coho Salmon" - Food Navigator
Zebrafish
"In the present study, 6PPD quinone was found to be toxic to zebrafish larvae with a 24 h LC50 of 308.67 µg/L. ... The
zebrafish embryo is a model commonly used to understand acute toxicity, behavioural toxicity, cardiotoxicity, and genotoxicity.
The effect of many toxicants to zebrafish embryos is well correlated with those observed for rodents."
"Toxicological Effects of 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone in Zebrafish Larvae" - Journal of Hazardous Materials (February 15th, 2022)
Trout and Halibut
"Acute Toxicity of the Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical 6PPD-quinone to Four Fishes of Commercial, Cultural, and Ecological Importance"
- Environmental Science & Technology - Letters (2022)
Artificial Tire Reefs: Still Need to be Removed
Tires were dumped on purpose for Artificial Reef: "Artificial Reef Made out of Tires Causing Big Mess Off Fort Lauderdale
Coast" - WPLG Local 10
"An artificial sea sanctuary made of 25,000 car tyres proved to be a bad idea as divers in France are removing them from
the seafloor after it was found to spread pollution …"
"USTS Texas Clipper: Creation of an Artificial Reef" - USCG Auxiliary Production (November 17th, 2007)
"Tire Safety Rating and Awareness" - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - United States Department of
Transportation
Weight Distribution Regarding Trailer Tires - "Most People Don't Know This About Trailer Tires - Off Grid Adventure
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