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Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment

Wear and tear from tyres significantly contributes to the flow of (micro-)plastics into the environment. This paper compiles the fragmented knowledge on tyre wear and tear characteristics, amounts of particles emitted, pathways in the environment, and the possible effects on humans. The estimated pe...

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Autores principales: Kole, Pieter Jan, Löhr, Ansje J., Van Belleghem, Frank G. A. J., Ragas, Ad M. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29053641
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14101265