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Ocean pollution from car tires: tracking microplastics

"Tyre particles are believed to transfer in large quantities from vehicles into our rivers and oceans. However, where they end up – and the impact they have – remains something of a mystery. Now a three-year project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council aims to assess this hidden form of marine litter, and show the effects it could have on our seas and the species within them." - Excerpt from Newcastle University

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