OSU researchers find small particles from tires inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2022
The researchers cite studies that show during the lifetime of an automobile tire. Exposure to nano tire particles enhanced toxicity in comparison to leachate alone. The research is supported by a National Science Foundation Growing Convergence Research Big Idea grant. about 30% of its tread erodes and enters the environment.
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