Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned?

RC Thompson, W Courtene-Jones, J Boucher, S Pahl… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current
understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from …

Tracking the biogeochemical behavior of tire wear particles in the environment-A review

Q Xu, SSUH Kazmi, G Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The environmental fate and risks associated with tire wear particles (TWPs) are closely
linked to their biogeochemical behaviors. However, reviews that focus on TWPs from this …

Unveiling spatiotemporal distribution, partitioning, and transport mechanisms of tire additives and their transformation products in a highly urbanized estuarine region

HY Zhang, YH Liu, LN Wei, RQ Zhu, JL Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous tire additives are high-production volume chemicals that are used extensively
worldwide. However, their presence and partitioning behavior remain largely unknown …

Microplastic and associated black particles from road‐tire wear: Implications for radiative effects across the cryosphere and in the atmosphere

RL Reynolds, N Molden, RF Kokaly… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental effects of airborne micro‐and nano‐size plastic particles are poorly
understood. Microscopy and chemical analyses of atmospherically deposited particles on …

Typical Tire Additives in River Water: Leaching, Transformation, and Environmental Risk Assessment

S Xu, Q Wang, JY Lao, Y Cao, P Hong… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tire wear particles (TWPs) released during vehicle driving can enter water bodies, leading
to leaching of tire additives (TAs) in aquatic environments. However, the transformation …

Features of the highway road network that generate or retain tyre wear particles

FNF Parker-Jurd, GD Abbott, B Guthery… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The environmental accumulation of microplastics poses a formidable global challenge, with
tyre wear particles (TWPs) emerging as major and potentially harmful contributors to this …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal Impacts of Tyre Particle Exposure on Estuarine Meiofaunal Community Structure, Primary Production, and Nutrient Cycling

C Woodhouse, DS Green, A Foggo… - Journal of Marine …, 2025 - mdpi.com
Tyre wear particles are a significant source of primary microplastics in the natural
environment with the potential to accumulate in aquatic sediments, yet our understanding of …

Development of a straightforward direct injection UHPLC-MS/MS method for quantification of plastic additive chemicals in roadside retention ponds

K McKenzie, A Pllu, I Campbell, LA Lawton… - Analytical and …, 2024 - Springer
There is growing interest in road pollution that enters surface waters. Additive chemicals
used in the manufacture of plastics, including tyre rubber, are mobile pollutants that pose a …

Measures to Reduce the Discharge of tire Wear into the Environment

JW Neupert, D Venghaus, M Barjenbruch - Microplastics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The environmental impact of tire wear emissions has become increasingly apparent, and
efforts to reduce their impact on the environment are on the rise. To minimise the generation …

Daphnia reproductive impacts following chronic exposure to micro-and nano-scale particles from three types of rubber

BE Cunningham, BJ Harper, SM Brander… - Environmental …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Tyre rubber particles, from both driving and reuse of tyre rubber, are
pollutants that carry toxic chemicals into the environment. We investigated the long-term …