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#TireWear

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CelloMom On Cars

"The models indicated that airflow from highly populated inland cities, rather than from over the ocean or other nearby mountains, served as the primary source of the #microplastics."

This is because #TireWear is the largest source of microplastics.
We need to find ways to get around that's not one person sitting in a four-tonne vehicle.

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USA TODAY · Clouds are filled with microplastics, perplexing and concerning scientistsBy , USA TODAY
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“Given the intensifying realities of , phasing out gas-powered vehicles rapidly is a must. But experts say the U.S. and other wealthy countries can accomplish this while also mitigating the environmental and health problems caused by EVs’ increased — namely by curbing car use overall.

Foremost, local policymakers can take steps to make U.S. cities less cripplingly car-dependent.” mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/

Mastodon.greenGerry McGovern (@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)“We’re pushing for decarbonization by going to battery electric vehicles, and in doing so we’re pushing up tire wear emissions … which is going to prove difficult to solve,” said Nick Molden, founder and CEO of Emissions Analytics, a London-based company that performs independent tests on cars’ real-world tailpipe and tire emissions. https://grist.org/transportation/evs-are-a-climate-solution-with-a-pollution-problem-tire-particles/
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