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You are here: Home1 / News2 / Company News3 / Research reveals ‘vital information’ relating to tyre particles…

Research reveals ‘vital information’ relating to tyre particles…

Date: 8th September 2020 Author: Chris Anthony Comments: 0
Tyre wear is not a new discovery, friction between the tyre and the road is an inherent part of grip – something that is inseparable from safe motoring (Photo: Tookapic; Pixabay)

The University of Plymouth published government-funded research into what happens to particles released from vehicle tyres back in May. This comparatively recent report – as far as academic research is concerned – was launched with no-small media fanfare amid claims that tyres “could be a significant and previously largely unrecorded source of microplastics in the marine environment”. Be that as it may, the research also highlighted a number of significant knowledge gaps in this field of research.

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