SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — On the last day of a three-day bench trial, tire manufacturers maintained that there is not yet enough data to form opinions about the effects of a runoff tire chemicals on protected and endangered fish populations.
Environmental organizations claim the tire manufacturers — including Bridgestone America, Goodyear Tires and Michelin North America— make or distribute products that contain 6PPD, a chemical that ultimately transforms into 6PPD-quinone when it reacts with ozone. As the tire interacts with the environment and roads, 6PPD-Q leaches onto hard surfaces.
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