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One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

  • Written by Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemistry, University of Mississippi
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tiresMost tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time. Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Moment via Getty Images

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go?

The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particles from the...

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