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Re:Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue by poo-yie on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:51PM (#36251038)
Pardon my ignorance here. Isn't rubber (used in tires) different from plastics? Honest question. I've always thought of them as being different things. Not that I want micro-rubber particles in my lungs either.
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Re:Presence of airborne microplastics in human lung tissue by wonder_er on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @03:27PM (#36315594)
Great question. I think because plastic and rubber are both petrolium byproducts, the 'shreds' of both are bad.

I googled, found: > Current tires consist of 19% natural rubber and 24% synthetic polymers (plastics), as well as metal and other materials.

So tires have both rubber and plastics. both are bad, and both get ejected into the environment at a horrific rate. :(

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