Graphic of sources of microplastics in Germany

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   CelloMom On Cars (cellomomoncars@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 29-Feb-2024 23:12:28 JST CelloMom On Cars

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   Research from the Fraunhofer Institut shows that in Germany, tire wear is the single largest source of microplastics, and it's much larger than the next source which is -- wait for it -- abrasion of plastic from road surfaces.

   Sounds like Germans like to burn rubber (except that car tires are no longer ctual rubber but a composite containing lots of plastic).

   https://www.celticwater.co.uk/bloghow-does-plastic-get-into-the-ocean-plastic-pollution-from-roads/