* ‘something in urban streams has been killing coho salmon in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.’ ‘researchers led by Kolodziej report the primary culprit comes from a chemical widely used to protect tires from ozone, a reactive atmospheric gas. The toxicant, called 6PPD-quinone, leaches out of the partic…

Well if ya eat ‘em they are dead anyway. Just a matter of timing. I don’t like salmon or tuna for that matter. Much prefer pike, whitefish, or good ole crappies. I won’t vote one dollar for research on using wood spoke or steel wheels.

[image] bing: if ya eat ‘em they are dead anyway. If they die out there aren’t any. [image] bing: I won’t vote one dollar for research on using wood spoke or steel wheels. That’s a straw man. A different additive is the response.

Mr George beat you to it last year, I remembered this discussion once before… [image] Salmon killing tires General Discussion

And in related news, it looks like getting lead out of gas was a GREAT idea: Lead Exposure Drove a Hidden Mental Health Crisis in the U.S., Study Reveals

[image] texases: And in related news, it looks like getting lead out of gas was a GREAT idea: Doesn’t surprise me. But the dangers of lead have been established for decades. Long before it was ever removed from gas or pipes. Once it gets into the air-we-breath and the food-chain it can be ext…

The link provides a technical paper that shows how the chemicals may reach the salmon but I didn’t see where in the body it was detected. If it’s in the meat, does that imply that Coho salmon are dangerous for human consumption in the same way that tuna, or any large predatory fish, is (e.g. mercury…

In pristine Minnesota, the health dept puts out an annual fish advisory on how many of which fish can be eaten before exceeding safe limits. Still one has to wonder what the excuse now is for mental health melt downs? Guess there will always be something driving people wild. In basic training my …

[image] jtsanders: The link provides a technical paper that shows how the chemicals may reach the salmon but I didn’t see where in the body it was detected. If it’s in the body, it’s in the meat. Town I grew up in is a huge draw for people doing Salmon fishing. Mercury content is a big conce…

Just one MORE reason not to eat animals…

Yeah it’s better to eat vegetables from Mexico fertilized with human waste. We buy corn fed animals from local sources. The cows are happy until they are not.

‘Common tire chemical implicated in mysterious deaths of at-risk salmon’

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Mr George beat you to it last year, I remembered this discussion once before…

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