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Wheels of Contamination: Car tire microplastics from source to sea
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2024
Jeanette Lykkemark,
Laura Simon-Sánchez,
Nanna Dyg Rathje Klemmensen,
Rupa Chand,
Fan Liu,
Fan Liu,
Alvise Vianello,
Marziye Molazadeh,
Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen,
Asbjørn Haaning Nielsen,
Morten Lykkegaard Christensen,
Morten Lykkegaard Christensen,
Jes Vollertsen
Summary
Researchers traced car tyre microplastics from their generation through environmental transport pathways to eventual deposition in the sea, estimating that more than 55% of tyre-wear particles enter aquatic environments via runoff and atmospheric transport. The study synthesised existing data on tyre microplastic sources, emission rates, and fate to map the full contamination pathway from road surfaces to ocean ecosystems.
It is estimated that more than 55 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559635/document