Tire chemicals
SFEI’s vehicle tire contaminant monitoring data has supported California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control in the decision to regulate the chemical content in vehicle tires to protect salmon and other aquatic organisms, the first regulation of its kind in the world.
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Fri, May 15 2026
New Data on Salmon-Killing Chemical In San Francisco Bay
Tue, May 6 2025
"Unique as Snowflakes": Understanding Tire Particles
Sun, Oct 15 2023
Vehicle Tires Threaten Water Quality
Wed, Nov 3 2021
A Synthesis of Microplastic Sources and Pathways to Urban Runoff
Thu, Jul 29 2021
SFEI Experts Assist California’s Safer Consumer Products Program
Fri, Dec 4 2020
Toxic Tire Contaminant Found in Bay Area Stormwater
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