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Assessing the bioaccumulation and toxicity of tire wear particles on the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana

HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2026
Louisa Landebrit, V. Becq, B. Muresan, B. Cognie, C. Baratange, Christine Baduel, Johnny Gasperi, L. Poirier

Summary

Tiny bits of worn-down tire rubber that wash into rivers and estuaries can build up inside clams and other shellfish, according to this study, and may cause stress or harm to these animals. Since these clams are part of the food chain (and some, like this species, are eaten by people), this research raises questions about whether tire particle pollution could eventually make its way onto our plates through seafood.

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