I’ve also got a friend who is a geochemist —
She has found another important road source of microplastics in rivers and estuaries are actually the road markings themselves which are no longer paint, but instead thermoplastics.
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The black shit covering the snow?This is the exhaustive review article on tires as a microplastics source. Not only in the waterways but also aerosolized (in the air)
Where Rubber Meets the Road: EPA Researchers Study the Environmental and Health Impacts of Tires | US EPA
The issue of tire pollution is complex, as every step of a tire’s life cycle, from production to use to disposal, can impact our environment, health and wildlife. This story discusses EPA research on tire wear and 6PPD-quinone.
US EPA (www.epa.gov)
