Contribution of road vehicle tyre wear to microplastics and ambient air pollution

B Giechaskiel, T Grigoratos, M Mathissen, J Quik… - Sustainability, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Tyre particles are generated by shear forces between the tread and the road or by
volatilisation. Tyre abrasion (wear) contributes from one-third to half of microplastics …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity and health effects of ultrafine particles: Towards an understanding of the relative impacts of different transport modes

NVS Vallabani, O Gruzieva, K Elihn… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) has been associated with a wide range of adverse
health effects, but it is still unclear how particles from various transport modes differ in terms …

[HTML][HTML] Concentrations of tire wear microplastics and other traffic-derived non-exhaust particles in the road environment

I Järlskog, D Jaramillo-Vogel, J Rausch… - Environment …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Tire wear particles (TWP) are assumed to be one of the major sources of microplastic
pollution to the environment. However, many of the previously published studies are based …

Incident dementia and long-term exposure to constituents of fine particle air pollution: A national cohort study in the United States

L Shi, Q Zhu, Y Wang, H Hao, H Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Growing evidence suggests that fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) likely increases the risks of
dementia, yet little is known about the relative contributions of different constituents. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insight into the adverse outcome of tire wear and road particle leachate exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae

J Chang, M Jiao, Z Zhang, W Liu, W Li, P Xu… - Environment …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Tire wear particles (TWP) have become the major microplastic pollution in China. Road
runoff containing TWP leachate can decrease the eye size and even induced mortality in the …

Mitigation measures to reduce tire and road wear particles

I Gehrke, S Schläfle, R Bertling, M Öz… - Science of The Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The generation of tire wear is an inevitable outcome of the friction between the road and the
tire which is necessary for the safe operation of vehicles on roadways. Tire wear particles …

Environmentally Not So Friendly: Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Wildfires: JACC Focus Seminar, Part 1

MR Miller, PJ Landrigan, M Arora, DE Newby… - Journal of the American …, 2024‏ - jacc.org
Environmental stresses are increasingly recognized as significant risk factors for adverse
health outcomes. In particular, various forms of pollution and climate change are playing a …

Automotive braking is a source of highly charged aerosol particles

AE Thomas, PS Bauer, M Dam, V Perraud… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - pnas.org
Although the last several decades have seen a dramatic reduction in emissions from
vehicular exhaust, nonexhaust emissions (eg, brake and tire wear) represent an …

[HTML][HTML] Cocktail effects of tire wear particles leachates on diverse biological models: A multilevel analysis

J Le Du-Carrée, CK Palacios, A Rotander… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Tire wear particles (TWP) stand out as a major contributor to microplastic pollution, yet their
environmental impact remains inadequately understood. This study delves into the cocktail …

Potentially toxic elements in rainwater during extreme rainfall period in the megacity Bei**g: Variations, sources, and reuse potential

J Zeng, G Han, S Zhang, Q Zhang, R Qu - Atmospheric Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Air pollution has become a worldwide problem, which resulted in various environmental
threats to the human beings and surface ecosystem. It is thus significant to clarify the …