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Car Tyres Shed A Quarter Of All Microplastics In The Environment - Urgent Action Is Needed

28 Nov 2024 | Abstracted from The Conversation

"Researchers in South China recently found tyre-derived chemicals in most human urine samples...They account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally...Tyre particles tend to be made from a complex mix of synthetic and natural rubbers, along with hundreds of chemical additives...zinc oxide accounts for around 0.7% of a tyre’s weight. Though it is essential for making tyres more durable, zinc oxide is highly toxic for fish and other aquatic life and disrupts ecosystems even in trace amounts"

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