Tire Wear Toxin Workshop

Protecting Salmon From Tire Wear Toxicants – 6PPDQ Workshop 2025

This is a two-day event that everyone is welcome to join one or both days of. Please ensure you add a ticket to your cart for each day of the workshop that you plan to attend!

Register before March 24th to be eligible for travel subsidies! If you are associated with a First Nation, community group, and/or non-profit organization and will be travelling from outside of Nanaimo, you will be eligible for travel subsidies, provided by the Pacific Salmon Foundation.

Each day of the workshop will be divided into two sessions. Presentations throughout the two days will be provided by researchers from Vancouver Island University, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, and more!

Day 1 (May 8)

1. 6PPDQ Policy: Despite 6PPDQ being a global issue, different countries are at different stages of regulating 6PPDQ. This session will provide an overview of the local and global state of 6PPDQ policy.
2. Engineering & Solutions: This session will describe current science with regards to the most effective solutions at removing 6PPD/6PPDQ from stormwater runoff, as well as discuss challenges/barriers to constructing green infrastructure.

Day 2 (May 9)

1. Monitoring & Lessons Learned: Researchers share their monitoring efforts, preliminary results, and an overview of general trends and lessons learned throughout their programs.
2. Toxicology: Presentations will outline current toxicology related research pertaining to 6PPDQ.

The event will run from 9:00am until about 4:00pm each day and be hosted in Nanaimo, BC. Event location and parking information will be sent prior to the event if you are signed up via EventBrite.

The event is free to attend. We ask that you RSVP to ensure that we can ensure enough catering and refreshments are ordered to accommodate those that are attending.

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Protecting Salmon From Tire Wear Toxicants – 6PPDQ Workshop 2024

The first workshop, Protecting Salmon From Tire Wear Toxins – 6PPDQ Workshop 2024, was hosted in Nanaimo, BC on April 29 – 30, 2024.

Day 1 (April 29) was directed towards the public, where an overview of 6-PPDQ and current, local and regional research initiatives will be discussed. We had leading 6-PPDQ research scientists, Ed Kolodziej (University of Washington) and Markus Brinkmann (University of Saskatchewan), provide an overview of the discovery of 6-PPDQ’s impacts and tire wear toxin research on both sides of the border. The first day was intended to be of general interest and an opportunity for all interested parties to meet, share, and learn.

Day 2 (April 30) had a more technical focus, where researchers discussed early results and identified current challenges and opportunities. There were presentations and panel discussions prepared by multiple research organizations, including Vancouver Island University’s Applied Environmental Research Lab, the University of British Columbia’s Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and more.