Saving Coho Salmon from Tire Pollution with Permeable Pavements

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The pore-like structure of permeable pavements may help protect coho salmon by preventing tire wear particles and related contaminants from entering stormwater runoff. Researchers demonstrated that four types of permeable pavements can act as giant filters, retaining more than 96% of applied tire particle mass and capturing several tire-associated chemicals. The study findings were published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.