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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by nayuki on Saturday February 15, 2025 @11:33AM (#43059794)
> The exhaust used to be really nasty

Specifically: Leaded gasoline (with tetraethyllead), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraethyllead , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_oxide , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOx

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Re:Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful Than Exhaust, Study Finds by marcosdumay on Saturday February 15, 2025 @11:46AM (#43059906)
Don't forget about the solid particles.
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