Does the pollution from car tyres get much news time? Doesn’t seem to 😕@els76uk
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show
#AirPollution #CarTyres #Cars

"Global production of carbon black generates around 40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year. Carbon negative materials company Origin Materials has developed a sustainable alternative carbon black. The new product is made from hydrothermal carbon, a product derived from sustainable wood residue rather than fossil resources, and has a carbon-negative footprint."

#Carbon #Tyres #CarTyres #Environment #CarbonBlack #Innovation #EcoInnovation

https://www.springwise.com/innovation/mobility-transport/bio-based-carbon-black-for-tyres

"For decades, coho salmon returning from the Pacific Ocean to the creeks and streams of Puget Sound in Washington state to spawn were dying in large numbers. No one knew why. Scientists working to solve the mystery of the mass deaths noticed they occurred after heavy rains."

"It was when they tested car tyre particles – a poorly understood yet ubiquitous pollutant – that they knew they were on the right track."

#Cars #CarTyres #Tyres #Pollution #Ocean #Fish #MicroPlastics

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/25/tyre-dust-the-stealth-pollutant-becoming-a-huge-threat-to-ocean-life