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Tire Particles as a Distinct Source of Environmental Damage

posted by hubie on Thursday November 21, @02:28PM   

canopic jug writes:

Science X's Phys.org site describes a report about the harm from tire particles, which account for about a third of all microplastic contamination in the environment. Unlike other types of plastic, tire particles are smaller, have greater chemical complexity, and different behavior in ecosystems. Thus the call is for them to be placed in a new, separate enviromental category.

The study, published in the journal Environmental Research, highlights the gap in current knowledge about the environmental presence, transportation, and toxic impact of these particles. The authors have identified ten priority research questions across four key themes: environmental detection, chemical composition, biotic impacts, and regulation.

The research brought together an interdisciplinary network of experts from countries including the U.K., U.S., Norway, Australia, South Korea, Finland, Austria, China, and Canada. Their findings underscore the need for a standardized framework to quantify and manage TPs and their leachates, especially as the global presence of these contaminants rises.

A second study is being carried out on the effects from tire chemicals and particles on marine life in UK waters.

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• Re:And that's why electric cars won't solve pollutRe:And that's why electric cars won't solve pollut (Score: 2) by Deep Blue on Thursday November 21, @05:23PM (2 children)

  by Deep Blue (24802) on Thursday November 21, @05:23PM (#1382726)

  cars are the primary source of noise pollution, particulate pollution, and (when combined with road lights) light pollution

  Going to need a source for that. Also are you talking about trucks and such too or just passenger cars?

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• Re:And that's why electric cars won't solve pollutRe:And that's why electric cars won't solve pollut (Score: 4, Informative) by ikanreed on Thursday November 21, @06:37PM (1 child)

  by ikanreed (3164) on Thursday November 21, @06:37PM (#1382738) Journal

  You do? Okay. I hope you don't mind I'm not using academic sources, because those are harder to pull a single sentence citation from.

  Light pollution: [eschooltoday.com]

  It has been estimated that about 35% to 50% of all light pollution is produced by roadway lighting

  Noise pollution: [iberdrola.com]

  Traffic noise accounts for most polluting noise in cities. For example, a car horn produces 90 dB and a bus produces 100 dB.

  As to particulate pollution, this very summary we're discussing tells us 30% of environmental microplastics are from tires. It doesn't mention the road dust that makes up a substantial part of other air pollutants, but it does.

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  • Re:And that's why electric cars won't solve pollut(Score: 3, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Thursday November 21, @06:56PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday November 21, @06:56PM (#1382742)

    Our house is roughly 2km from the nearest expressways... there are homes built less than 200m from the 10+ lanes of 120+kph endless traffic. Nevermind the noise, how can they possibly think that breathing the crap that blows off that road, not only from the pavement and tires, but exhaust emissions as well, can possibly be acceptable in the long term? I mean, even with the windows always closed, homes still have significant air infiltration carrying the dust and soot.

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