A new study led by an international team of scientists highlights tire particles (TPs) as the leading contributor to microplastics and calls for urgent, targeted research to address their unique environmental and health risks.

A new study led by an international team of scientists highlights tire particles (TPs) as the leading contributor to microplastics and calls for urgent, targeted research to address their unique environmental and health risks.

Accounting for nearly one-third of all microplastics,

Fry from Futurama, shocked but not shocked meme.

  • FireRetardant@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Evs are better than ICE but just changing every car to an EV is not a solution and will solve very little, it only really helps with the energy parts of the problem. It doesn’t even address the amount of land we waste and pave for cars. People call me anti EV and a “climate change” denier whenever I talk about how EVs are not a good solution, despite me having gone to school for environmental technology and being far more knowledgeable on climate change and other environmental destructions.

    The industry has really tricked most people into thinking the tail pipe is the only issue with a car. The EV isn’t here to save the planet, it is here to save the car industry.