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> A 2017 scientific literature search of 13 industrialized and industrializing countries found that an average car loses between a quarter kilogram and two kilo
by istjohn 6y ago
> A 2017 scientific literature search of 13 industrialized and industrializing countries found that an average car loses between a quarter kilogram and two kilograms of tire fragments annually. In the car-happy United States, the amount jumps to nearly five kilograms—or about the weight of a cat.[1]
1. https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/when-rubber-hits-the-road-and-washes-away/ https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/when-rubber-hits-the-...
- cinntaile 6y agoI believe it is this [0] study. The losses are 0.23 to 4.7 kg/year in that paper. A newer review study from 2020 has numbers ranging from 0.2 to 5.5 kg/(capita*year). [1] [0] https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph14101265 https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph14101265 [1] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137823 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137823