Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay, scientists say

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…

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