@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agoTire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Findswww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down10cross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlscience@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1228arrow-down1external-linkTire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Findswww.thedrive.com@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkcross-posted to: fuck_cars@lemmy.mlscience@lemmy.mlhackernews@derp.foo
minus-square@reddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish29•1 year ago‘Last weeks study said it was polyester clothing. The week before that it was fishing nets. https://www.statista.com/chart/17957/where-the-oceans-microplastics-come-from/
minus-square@dansity@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYeah its weird. Isnt vulcanised rubber heavier than water and sinks?
minus-squareMontaggelinkfedilink9•1 year agoThat would work if tires were nothing but rubber, but they’re not. https://e360.yale.edu/features/tire-pollution-toxic-chemicals
‘Last weeks study said it was polyester clothing. The week before that it was fishing nets.
https://www.statista.com/chart/17957/where-the-oceans-microplastics-come-from/
Yeah its weird. Isnt vulcanised rubber heavier than water and sinks?
That would work if tires were nothing but rubber, but they’re not.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/tire-pollution-toxic-chemicals