{"id":13942,"date":"2022-06-21T15:07:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T13:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/car-tires-pollute-far-more-than-tailpipes-study-finds\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:19","slug":"car-tires-pollute-far-more-than-tailpipes-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/car-tires-pollute-far-more-than-tailpipes-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Car tires pollute far more than tailpipes, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-SJeZ1By9q tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-S1lgWJBycq\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-SkblbyBy95\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-HJGgb1r195   \" ><style>.tatsu-HJGgb1r195 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><span class=\"swatch-white\">There are currently no regulations on tire wear rates, and few on the chemicals they contain.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"swatch-white\">The wear rate of different tire brands varies considerably, and the toxic chemical content varies even more, according to Nick Molden of Emissions Analytics, the leading independent emissions testing company that carried out the research. Inexpensive changes are possible to reduce their environmental impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><span class=\"swatch-white\">&#8220;You could do a lot by eliminating the most toxic tires,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not about stopping people from driving, nor is it about having to invent completely new tires. If you could eliminate half of the most toxic tires and align them with the best in class, you could make a huge difference. But right now, there&#8217;s no regulatory tool, there&#8217;s no oversight.&#8221;<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-r17e-kB1cq   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/jun\/03\/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-r17e-kB1cq .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-SkblbyBy95.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-SkblbyBy95.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-SkblbyBy95 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkblbyBy95 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkblbyBy95 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SkblbyBy95 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Pneus-Pollution-Climat-Re\u0301chauffement-Industrie-Automobile.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.48);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-SJeZ1By9q .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tests have shown that tire wear produces almost 2,000 times more pollutant particles than the exhaust fumes of modern cars. Tire particles pollute the air, water and soil, and contain a wide range of toxic organic compounds, including known carcinogens. Other research suggests that these particles are a major source of the micro-plastics that pollute the oceans.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/car-tires-pollute-far-more-than-tailpipes-study-finds\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13958,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13942\/revisions\/13958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}