Every drive is 'like dragging an eraser across the planet,' and the crumbs are toxic microplastics

Every drive is 'like dragging an eraser across the planet,' and the crumbs are toxic microplastics

In alarming new research, scientists say every drive to work or the store creates more pollution than just exhaust.  As tires wear against the road, they release tiny bits of rubber that rain can carry into waterways, where scientists say wildlife are ingesting them as toxic microplastics, according to Eos. What happened? In Environmental Pollution, researchers reported on experiments exposing different aquatic animals to both pristine and weath…