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1 Introduction
1 Introduction
1.1 Summary: What Is 6PPD-q and What Is the Concern?
1.2 Transport Pathways: How Do 6PPD and 6PPD-q Get into the Environment?
1.3 What and Who Are Affected?
1.4 How Do We Identify and Measure 6PPD-q?
1.5 After We Find It, How Can We Mitigate It? What Else Can We Do?
1.6 What We Don’t Know: Knowledge and Research Gaps
1.7 Governance
1.8 Steps for Addressing 6PPD-q
2 Effects Characterization and Toxicity 
Section 2 Tables
2 Effects Characterization and Toxicity
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Environmental Toxicology
2.3 Potential for Bioaccumulation and Adduct Formation
2.4 Human Health and Toxicology
2.5 Biomonitoring for 6PPD and 6PPD-q
2.6 Potential Populations of Concern
3 Chemical Properties
3 Chemical Properties
3.1 Solubility
3.2 Half-life
3.3 Transformation Products and Processes
3.4 Volatility
3.5 Biological Uptake
3.6 Biodegradation
4 Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Exposure Pathways 
Section 4 Tables
4 Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Exposure Pathways
4.1 Water
4.2 Soil
4.3 Sediment
4.4 Air
4.5 Potential Food Sources and Human Consumption of 6PPD and 6PPD-q
4.6 Consumer Products
5 Measuring, Mapping, and Modeling
Section 5 Tables
5 Measuring, Mapping, and Modeling
5.1 Field Methods
5.2 Laboratory Methods
5.3 Mapping and Modeling 6PPD-q and Potentially Vulnerable Ecosystems
6 Mitigation Measures and Solutions
6 Mitigation Measures and Solutions
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Tire Alternatives and Innovation
6.3 Mitigation Practices
6.4 Remediation
7 Policies, Regulations, and Laws
7 Policies, Regulations, and Laws
7.1 Tribal Treaty Rights
7.2 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
7.3 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
7.4 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
7.5 Endangered Species Act (ESA)
7.6 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA)
7.7 Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
7.8 Clean Water Act (CWA)
8 Information Gaps and Research Needs
8 Information Gaps and Research Needs
8.1 Effects Characterization and Toxicity
8.2 Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Exposure to 6PPD and 6PPD-q
8.3 How Effective Are the Proposed Solutions?
8.4 Current Research
9 References
Focus Sheet
Acronyms
Glossary
Acknowledgments
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