Study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon - Peer2Peer

Study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

Mar 18, 2026

A new study from the University of British Columbia has found that artificial turf fields across Metro Vancouver leach 6PPD-quinone, a chemical known to kill coho salmon, into municipal stormwater systems—and the contamination persists long after the fields are installed.

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-links-artificial-turf-fields-lethal.html

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