Occurrence and effects of tire wear particles in the environment – A critical review and an initial risk assessment

Wik, Anna; Dave, Göran

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2008.09.028

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“…Also, Dall'Osto et al (2011) pointed out that the Fe-Cu association can also be used as a tracer of brakes wear. Tire wear is composed predominantly by graphitic carbon particles, although small quantities of metals, in particular Zn, which is used as a vulcanization activator, may be present in these materials (Wik and Dave 2009). Conversely, pavement surfaces are generally composed of either concrete or aggregate with a bituminous binder, where abrasion is likely to result in PM of mineral origin (Tervahattu et al 2006).…”

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Assessment of the influence of traffic-related particles in urban dust using sequential selective extraction and oral bioaccessibility tests

Patinha

Durães

Sousa

et al. 2015

Environ Geochem Health

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Urban dust is a heterogeneous mix, where traffic-related particles can combine with soil mineral compounds, forming a unique and site-specific material. These traffic-related particles are usually enriched in potentially harmful elements, enhancing the health risk for population by inhalation or ingestion. Urban dust samples from Estarreja city and traffic-related particles (brake dust and white traffic paint) were studied to understand the relative contribution of the traffic particles in the geochemical behaviour of urban dust and to evaluate the long-term impacts of the metals on an urban environment, as well as the risk to the populations. It was possible to distinguish two groups of urban dust samples according to Cu behaviour: (1) one group with low amounts of fine particles (<38 µm), low contents of organic material, high percentage of Cu in soluble phases, and low Cu bioaccessible fraction (Bf) values. This group showed similar chemical behaviour with the brake dust samples of low- to mid-range car brands (with more than 10 years old), composed by coarser wear particles; and (2) another group with greater amounts of fine particles (<38 µm), with low percentage of Cu associated with soluble phases, and with greater Cu Bf values. This group behaved similar to those found for brake dust of mid- to high-range car brands (with less than 10 years old). The results obtained showed that there is no direct correlation between the geoavailability of metals estimated by sequential selective chemical extraction (SSCE) and the in vitro oral bioaccessibility (UBM) test. Thus, oral bioaccessibility of urban dust is site specific. Geoavailability was greatly dependent on particle size, where the bioaccessibility tended to increase with a reduction in particle diameter. As anthropogenic particles showed high metal concentration and a smaller size than mineral particles, urban dusts are of major concern to the populations' health, since fine particles are easily re-suspended, easily ingested, and show high metal bioaccessibility. In addition, Estarreja is a coastal city often influenced by winds, which favours the re-suspension of small-sized contaminated particles. Even if the risk to the population does not represent an acute case, it should not be overlooked, and this study can serve as baseline study for cities under high traffic influence.

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Assessment of the influence of traffic-related particles in urban dust using sequential selective extraction and oral bioaccessibility tests

Patinha

Durães

Sousa

et al. 2015

Environ Geochem Health

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“…S2 of supplementary materials. Several works report that most of the particles emitted by tire wear traffic source are characterized by sizes significantly lower than 37 μm (Wik and Dave, 2009;Mathissen et al, 2011). Then, assuming that the main source of Zn in the airside are the particles emitted by the wear of aircraft tires, it is conceivable that these are on average significantly larger than those of traffic source, probably due to the highest stresses to which wells are subjected, in particular during landing.…”

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“…Road traffic is an important source of atmospheric particulate matter in urban and industrialized areas (e.g., Thorpe and Harrison, 2008;Wik and Dave, 2009;Franco et al, 2013;Kumar et al, 2013;Pant and Harrison, 2013;Amato et al, 2014;Grigoratos and Martini, 2015;Suvarapu and Baek, 2016;Timmers and Achten, 2016). It includes exhaust and non-exhaust emissions.…”

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Characterization and preliminary risk assessment of road dust collected in Venice airport (Italy)

Valotto

Zannoni

Rampazzo

et al. 2018

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Road dust is a non-exhaust source that can significantly contribute to atmospheric particulate by resuspension. Beside the issue of the overcoming of guidelines limits for the air quality, the characterization of this matrix is of crucially high interest for the inherent toxicity of resuspended particles, that can act as carriers of heavy metals and toxic-carcinogenic components.In this paper, road dust collected in the Venice international airport is characterized with a multi-technique approach in order to identify the main pollutant sources and to highlight the differences between airside/ landside places. The most polluted sites are identified and a preliminary risk assessment is performed taking into account ingestion, dermal intake and inhalation of fugitive particulate pathways. Specifically, the main sources are related to construction activities, anti-icing safety procedures, and brake, tire and road wear; streets are the most polluted landside places; PAHs, Na, Al, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd are more concentrated in airside area; as regards the risk assessment As, BaP, Cr, Sb, BaA, and BbF are the most critical pollutants.

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“…These authors analysed metal ions, nutrients, total organic carbon (TOC), and various hydrocarbons were analysed in the leachate at different temperature and pH. Wik and Dave (2009) analysed the environmental effects of worn tyre particles using ecotoxicological tests [13]. Wik et al analysed the ecological hazard potential in sediments from 18 different road runoff detention systems and estimated the contribution from tyre wear to these effects in a different study [14].…”

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Determination of physical and chemical properties of waste tyres in usage/storage areas

Tunç

Bektaş

Öncel

2011

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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Used tyres interact with soil, water and the atmosphere during temporary or permanent storage and also when used as additive or paving materials in landscapes, asphalt, concrete and for coastal protection. Various organic and inorganic compounds can penetrate into the environment from used tyres at various rates dependent on climatic and soil conditions. In this study, laboratory leaching batch experiments were conducted to determine the heavy metals and other constituents that could possibly penetrate into the leachate created during tyre usage/storage. The results obtained in this study showed that tyres were dissolved due to their usage and the climatic and environmental conditions thus leading to soil and groundwater pollution in their usage/reuse/storage/disposal areas. Zinc concentrations were the highest among the heavy metals measured in the simulated leachate. The average weight loss for all tyre samples was calculated as 3.6‰.

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Occurrence and effects of tire wear particles in the environment – A critical review and an initial risk assessment

Cited by 453 publications

References 67 publications

Assessment of the influence of traffic-related particles in urban dust using sequential selective extraction and oral bioaccessibility tests

Assessment of the influence of traffic-related particles in urban dust using sequential selective extraction and oral bioaccessibility tests

Characterization and preliminary risk assessment of road dust collected in Venice airport (Italy)

Determination of physical and chemical properties of waste tyres in usage/storage areas

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