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Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] roastpotatothief@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A big problem in cities. Is already known to cause serious diseases in humans, and the research is only beginning now. We don't know anything about the effects on wildlife.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes I agree but I wanted to oppose the title, suggesting a little bit that the big problem with cars is tire pollution, but the biggest problem is global warming.