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Thursday 9 August 2007

How green are your brakes?

From Chemistry World online (www.rsc.org/chemistryworld) 31 July 2007

Your exhaust emissions may be up to standard, but your car's not as green as you think.

Car tyres and brakes produce toxic metal emissions

It's easy to assume that cars pollute our cities only via their exhaust pipes. But Swedish chemists have shown that wear and tear on tyres and brakes contribute to significant emission of toxic metals into urban air.

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