{"id":13966,"date":"2019-07-11T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T08:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=13966"},"modified":"2019-07-11T09:55:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T08:55:46","slug":"pollution-warning-over-car-tyre-and-brake-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/pollution-warning-over-car-tyre-and-brake-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollution warning over car tyre and brake dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A report has warned dust from car breaks and tyres will still pollute city are even when cars are all electric.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Government advisors have said that fragments of microplastics from tyres, road surfaces and breaks will also flow into rivers and could end up in the sea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ministers say they would like to pass standards to improve tyres and brakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1213390636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1213390636.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1213390636-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/shutterstock_1213390636-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Environment Minister Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey said :<\/strong> \u201cThe documents published today make clear that it is not just fumes from car exhaust pipes that have a detrimental impact on human health but also the tiny particles that are released from their brakes and tyres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Emissions from car exhausts have been decreasing through development of cleaner technologies &#8211; and there is now a need for the car industry to find innovative ways to address the challenges of air pollution from other sources&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, said<\/strong>: \u201cThe industry is committed to improving air quality and has already all but eliminated particulate matter from tailpipe emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Brake, tyre and road wear is a recognised challenge as emissions from these sources are not easy to measure.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report has warned dust from car breaks and tyres will still pollute city are even when cars are all electric. 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