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Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals
- March 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from Germany for the first time: Around 4% of the particulate matter consists of plastic. Around two-thirds of this comes from tire abrasion.
Originally published at Phys.org