Recycling toxic car tyres through the body and the environment

When tyres are used, tiny particles of rubber are released and accumulate on road surfaces. These particles can be washed away by rainwater into storm drains, ultimately ending up in nearby water bodies such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.The particles contribute to a range of negative health impacts including heart, lung, developmental, reproductive, and cancer outcomes.

Tyre wear particle (TWP) are generated by contact between tyre and road surface during driving, acceleration and braking.>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720313358

Tires are a complex source of pollutants including whole tires, particles, compounds, and chemicals. As they wear, tires emit pollutants via atmospheric, aquatic, and terrestrial pathways.>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724012920

Tyre wear particle emissions have outweighed those from the exhaust and are potential for microplastic pollution.>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231023000237

Tyre wear particles pollute the environment, the air we breathe, the water run-off from roads and has compounding effects on waterways and agriculture.
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243333/prioritise-tackling-toxic-emissions-from-tyres/
#cars #roads #vehicles #EVs #speed #machinery #pollution #FossilFuels #microplastics #harm #regulation #automobility #TRWP #TWP #toxicology #ecotoxicity #PAH #water #runoff #waste #food #health #risk

Are #biodegradable paper cups an example of a regretable substitution? Single-use take-away cups of paper are as #toxic to aquatic midge larvae as #plasticpollution cups. A reminder that *re-use* is always best! Great work by @BCarneyAlmroth and colleagues.

#plasticpollution #microplastics #ecotoxicity

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123008382

A new post highlighting an underappreciated aspect of wildfires; chemical contamination of freshwater ecosystems and the powerful toxic effects they exert on the animals that live there.

#abfires #wildfires #ecotoxicity #environment #ClimateChange

https://open.substack.com/pub/inksmudge/p/more-than-just-smoke?r=1r23uw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

First life cycle assessment for #dogs as #pets reveals significant impacts on the environment

"A dog weighing 15 kilograms produces some 8.2 tons of CO2 over the course of a 13-year lifespan. These 8.2 tons of CO2 are the equivalent of 13 return flights from Berlin to Barcelona and almost as much as the CO2 emitted in the production of a mid-class luxury car, such as a Mercedes C250"

“The 8.2 tons of CO2 produced over 13 years equate to an annual CO2 emission of 630 kilograms. If we place these 630 kilograms of CO2 in the context of the two tons per year indicated as environmentally acceptable for humans by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, then every dog owner can see that almost one third of their CO2 budget is already used up by their dog.”

“The ton of fecal matter and 2,000 liters of urine produced by a dog over a lifetime of 13 years further impact the environment.”
https://www.tu.berlin/en/about/profile/press-releases-news/2020/august/life-cycle-assessment-for-dogs

“Environmental Impacts of a Pet Dog: An LCA Case Study”
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/8/3394

#Climate #Water bodies #Acidification #Soil #Ecotoxicity #Food #Meat #Urine #Excrements #Freshwater #Eutrophication #PromisedLand #Bellingen #BellingenDogs