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A group of researchers samples the Chase River for contaminants near a bridge. Photo: Vancouver Island University

Tire contaminant research hits the road

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When rain hits the east coast of Vancouver Island, Haley Tomlin and Erik Krogh might have to pull an all-nighter — all for salmon. “We do it in the name of science,” says Krogh, a chemistry professor and director of the Applied Environmental Research Laboratories at Vancouver Island University.

PSF applauds federal decision to assess chemical linked to coho deaths

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The federal government will prioritize environmental assessment of a tire chemical linked to coho salmon deaths, an important first step towards regulating this toxin. This decision from Environment and Climate Change Canada follows a formal…

PSF requests Canada to investigate tire toxin impacting salmon

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The Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) has been supporting local, British Columbia-based research related to 6PPD and its impact on salmon in their freshwater habitats for the past few years.

What’s killing coho?

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B.C. researchers study urban pollution washing into local creeks and the impacts on Pacific salmon. This story originally appeared in the Fall 2023 edition of Salmon Steward, the Pacific Salmon Foundation's quarterly print magazine.  When…

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