Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways

https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/09/06/bit-by-bit-microplastics-from-tyres-are-polluting-our-waterways/

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awwwyissss@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

And our food, brains, children, etc

AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Maybe. The article didn’t make that connection, but it might be important to know: which are the sources of micro plastics that most affect us? I was surprised the article actually proposed solutions and measured their effectiveness., where I assumed we were stuck with it as long as we use cars

awwwyissss@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

One of the biggest sources of micro plastics right where people are highly concentrated, seems very likely to me.

But yeah it would be nice to have a better understanding of how they get into our bodies.

Crisps@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

This could turn out to be a major issue with the much heavier electric vehicles.

surfb@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Don't forget the microplastics from our shoe sole