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New WSU research sheds light on Coho salmon die-offs linked to car-tire chemical

New WSU research sheds light on Coho salmon die-offs linked to car-tire chemical

PULLMAN, Wash. — Scientists at Washington State University’s (WSU) Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to find out why coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after rainstorms. Coho, or silver salmon are born in freshwater streams in the Pacific Northwest, swimming hundreds of miles to the ocean, where they spend most of their lives. A …

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