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“Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics”

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  1. chdot
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    Can’t say I’m surprised.

    More than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year, according to research.

    The study suggests wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, the route that has attracted most attention to date. The analysis focused on the tiny particles produced by tyres and brake pads as they wear down.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study

    Posted 3 years ago #
  2. neddie
    Member

    This is a good infographic:

    It's based on data from Norway, so you can scale up the absolute figures to get the worldwide ones <scream emoji>

    Posted 3 years ago #
  3. neddie
    Member

    Here is the source of the above infographic:

    https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M321/M321.pdf

    and a report on what should be done about it...

    https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/globalassets/publikasjoner/M545/M545.pdf

    Posted 3 years ago #

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