It’s no secret that the thousands of cars crisscrossing Bay Area roads and highways contribute to pollution, from air quality issues to CO2 in the atmosphere.
But now, a scientific research group here in the Bay Area is generating new evidence about another type of pollution caused not just by cars but by their tires. It’s a chemical known as 6PPD-Q, which is so toxic to some species of fish, that it’s believed that a single drop in a swimming pool could be fatal…