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The study was on those over 65, so in terms of London smog and India; life expectancies lower so maybe if data available similar signals might be very difficult
by lonelyasacloud 8mo ago
The study was on those over 65, so in terms of London smog and India; life expectancies lower so maybe if data available similar signals might be very difficult/impossible to detect.
> Or into the future with high EV cities and a drop in PM2.5?
We can hope but - tire wear produces similar sized micro plastic pollution [0] and electric cars are heavier and are likely to produce more of them [1]. Add into mix that chemically different make up and who knows [2]
[0] e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyre... [2]
[1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1352231023000237 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S13522...
[2] e.g https://newatlas.com/environment/tire-particles-swimming-abnormalities-death-fish-shrimp/ https://newatlas.com/environment/tire-particles-swimming-abn...