The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society has been working with the BC Conservation Foundation to collect water samples to check for the presence of a car tire wear compound, known as 6 PPD-Q. This organic chemical, often found in stormwater discharges, has been shown to be toxic to coho salmon, even at very low concentrations. Read about 6PPD in Road Runoff Assessment.
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While we were able to get one rain event sampled this past summer; there is a need to expand our collection at the main site (Balmoral Avenue crossing) and possibly expand to include one or two other sites.
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There was a tutorial led by Haley Tomlin, from the BC Conservation Foundation where we discussed our results so far, compared them with other streams being sampled, discussed the sampling protocols, and opened a new smartphone app to help us document the samples that are being collected. The samplings will be taken before, during, and after rain events.
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If you are interested in joining one of the sampling group, please contact Haley 778-269-0749 or contact us.
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