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Clickbait. "The toxicity and health effects of brake wear particles are largely unknown". Is there any real harm found? What's the concentration of them close t
by varelaz 3y ago
Clickbait. "The toxicity and health effects of brake wear particles are largely unknown". Is there any real harm found? What's the concentration of them close to the dangerous road? What's effect of them comparing to pm10 or pm2.5?
- whatshisface 3y agoThe brake pad particles are pm10 and pm2.5.
- varelaz 3y agoWell I meant other particles treated in the regular study of them. Because effect of pm10 and pm2.5 is studied. Do break pad particles somehow worse than usual.
- grecy 3y agoDo you really need an independent peer-reviewed study to know if inhaling brake dust is bad for you or not? At some point, it's important to trust your instincts. I don't think you need a medical degree to understand that inhaling tiny particles made of nasty stuff leads to bad health outcomes.
- wkearney99 3y agoWhile the sentiment on that is laudable, it's that kind of assuming that leads all kinds of idiots to jump to entirely ridiculous conclusions.
- grecy 3y agoGiven that we're on HN, I was assuming that everyone here is educated and has some kind of basic reasoning skills. Common knowledge and all that.
- varelaz 3y agoInstincts often cheat you. I'm not saying that it's healthy but Does it really have any effect at all? What's the concentration of particles? How harful is it comparing to cooking or peeling onions? Do we need to care about it at all?
- chucksta 3y agoFamiliar with asbestos? Its pretty widely regarded as a bad time https://www.asbestos.com/exposure/automobiles/ https://www.asbestos.com/exposure/automobiles/
- imp0cat 3y agoAsbestos in brake pads is no longer an issue I'd hope.
- fddrdplktrew 3y agobreathing any kind of dust is usually bad for you... even wood saw dust.