Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats (IMAGE)

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Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats

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Researchers collected water samples from the Waddell estuary (left) and Carbonera Creek (right) to determine how much of a tire-derived pollutant could wash into Central California waterways during storms.

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Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2026, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6c00745

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