Rubber pollution
Rubber pollution, similar to plastic pollution, occurs in various environments, and originates from a variety of sources, ranging from the food industry processing chain to tire wear. Synthetic and natural rubber dust and fragments now occur in food, airborne as particulates in air pollution, hidden in the earth as soil pollution, and in waterways, lakes and the sea. Besides rubber from tires, the sources can be artificial turf and rubber O-rings and seals. Although not immediately visible to the naked eye, tire dust makes up a significant portion of road debris. Very fine rubber dust particles can depending on the classification be counted among microplastic or separately. In a similar vein, rubber pollution is often implicitly mentioned when plastic pollution is addressed.
