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A study on the aquatic degradation of tire wear particles: Impact of environmental factors and material formulations

This study assessed how tire wear particles degrade in freshwater environments under varying environmental conditions including UV radiation and water chemistry. The degradation process alters particle properties in ways that may increase toxicity to aquatic organisms.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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A study on the aquatic degradation of tire wear particles: Impact of environmental factors and material formulations

This study investigated how tire wear particles degrade in aquatic environments, examining the effects of environmental factors such as UV exposure and water chemistry on particle breakdown. The results showed that aquatic degradation alters tire wear particles in ways that may increase their ecotoxicological risk.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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A comparative analysis of the chemical composition and biofilm formation on tire wear particles from six different tire types

Researchers analyzed the chemical composition and biofilm communities forming on tire-wear particles compared to other microplastic types, finding that tire wear particles support distinct microbial assemblages. The unique surface chemistry of tire wear particles may promote the attachment of pathogens and toxin-producing microorganisms.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Aging of Tire Particles in Deep-Sea Conditions: Interactions between Hydrostatic Pressure, Prokaryotic Growth and Chemical Leaching.

This laboratory study simulated deep-sea conditions to investigate how high hydrostatic pressure and prokaryotic biofilms affect tire particle aging. Deep-sea pressure and microbial colonization altered the physical and chemical properties of tire particles, with implications for their long-term fate as a microplastic sink.

2025 Environmental science & technology
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Rapid generation of aged tire-wear particles using dry-, wet-, and cryo-milling for ecotoxicity testing.

Researchers developed rapid generation methods for aged tire-wear particles using dry, wet, and cryo-milling techniques to produce standardized test materials for ecotoxicity studies, characterizing the physical and chemical properties of resulting particles and comparing how milling conditions affect particle size distributions and surface chemistry.

2023 Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
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A comparative analysis of the chemical composition and biofilm formation on tire wear particles from six different tire types

Researchers compared the chemical composition and biofilm characteristics of tire wear particles collected from different vehicle types and road conditions, examining how these variables affect toxin and pathogen attachment. Tire wear particle composition varied with source, and surface properties influenced the attachment of microorganisms and contaminants, affecting their hazard potential.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Aging, characterization and sorption behavior evaluation of tire wear particles for tetracycline in aquatic environment

Researchers aged tire wear particles using UV weathering and chemical oxidation and studied how aging affects their sorption of tetracycline antibiotics, finding that weathering significantly alters surface chemistry and increases the capacity of tire particles to adsorb and potentially transport pharmaceutical contaminants.

2023 Chemosphere 16 citations