The daily alarmism and hysteria about plastics, microplastics, and nanoplastics goes on unabated!
More propaganda and demagoguery! The ulterior motive by this scientist is to obtain more funding for largely frivolous research!
Plus, the main component of car tires is not plastic, but rubber!
The first rubber tires were made in 1839 by Charles Goodyear!
If the abrasion particles of tires was so dangerous as claimed, then we would be already all dead by now!
Alert: Plastophobia is a serious disorder. Please seek immediate medical help! (Caution: satire)
"Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food. Researchers in South China recently found tire-derived chemicals in most human urine samples. ...
We urgently need to classify tire particles as a unique pollution category. In our recent international study, colleagues and I found that this approach would drive more focused research that could inform policies specifically designed to mitigate tire pollution. And it could help ordinary people better understand the scale of the problem and what they can do about it. ..."
We urgently need to classify tire particles as a unique pollution category. In our recent international study, colleagues and I found that this approach would drive more focused research that could inform policies specifically designed to mitigate tire pollution. And it could help ordinary people better understand the scale of the problem and what they can do about it. ..."
From the abstract:
"Concerns over the ecological impacts of urban road runoff have increased, partly due to recent research into the harmful impacts of tire particles and their chemical leachates. This study aimed to help the community of researchers, regulators and policy advisers in scoping out the priority areas for further study. To improve our understanding of these issues an interdisciplinary, international network consisting of experts (United Kingdom, Norway, United States, Australia, South Korea, Finland, Austria, China and Canada) was formed. We synthesised the current state of the knowledge and highlighted priority research areas for tire particles (in their different forms) and their leachates. Ten priority research questions with high importance were identified under four themes (environmental presence and detection; chemicals of concern; biotic impacts; mitigation and regulation). The priority research questions include the importance of increasing the understanding of the fate and transport of these contaminants; better alignment of toxicity studies; obtaining the holistic understanding of the impacts; and risks they pose across different ecosystem services. These issues have to be addressed globally for a sustainable solution. We highlight how the establishment of the intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution prevention could further address these issues on a global level through coordinated knowledge transfer of car tire research and regulation. We hope that the outputs from this research paper will reduce scientific uncertainty in assessing and managing environmental risks from TP and their leachates and aid any potential future policy and regulatory development."
Priorities to inform research on tire particles and their chemical leachates: A collective perspective
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Charles Goodyear (December 29, 1800 – July 1, 1860) Poor Mr. Goodyear, he is scratching his head in his grave.
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