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Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed

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Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
  • LustyArgonian
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    Wow, now imagine what tractor tires are doing to the fields we grow our food in. Plus the exhaust and tires deposit heavy metals. I have been bitching about this for years. We need drone fleets in fields and to ban tires and exhaust in fields.

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      Where have all the steel wheels gone?

      They went around smaller steel wheels:

      I wish it was pure iron dust wearing off that steel, but no. The flying drone idea seems good, but for harvesting?

      Exhaust gas is poison.

      The relatively high amount of metal contents emitted from diesel engines strongly suggests that the measurement on the control of metal contents in diesel fuel should be taken in the future.

      https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231003006241

      As, Hg and Se exhaust emissions were dominated by fuel combustion while Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn exhaust emissions were dominated by lubricant oil combustion.

      https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231012006942

      https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-know-if-I-have-heavy-metals-in-my-organs/answer/Harri-K-Hiltunen

      • LustyArgonian
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        I think we could eventually do drone fleets for harvesting too, yes. It should be the new standard so we stop poisoning ourselves.

    • @[email protected]
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      The tires aren’t breaking down like they do on asphalt. Not the same.

      • LustyArgonian
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        0•7 months ago

        I come from farmers. They are still breaking down and still an issue. They also cause soil compaction. Anyone familiar with farming understands that tractors aren’t good for soil

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        That we know of.

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