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Emissions Analytics Webinar: Tire wear, chemical composition and toxicity

Session One: Wednesday 20 April 2022
09:00 BST / 10:00 CEST / 04:00 EDT / 01:00 PDT

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Session Two: Wednesday 20 April 2022
17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST / 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PDT

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Nick Molden, CEO and Founder of Emissions Analytics will be presenting.

Tire wear emissions represent a widespread and growing challenge as vehicles become heavier, not least due to the battery weight in electric vehicles. Health evidence is mounting showing how tire particles enter the bodies of humans and animals via air, soil and water. The questions are, therefore, how much material is released, what chemicals may be leaching into the environment as a result, and what are the potential toxic effects for humans and animals?

Over the past year, Emissions Analytics has undertaken considerable research to analyse the organic composition of tires. To that end, we have independently sourced hundreds of tire samples for analysis in our laboratory utilising two-dimensional gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to separate, identify and quantify those organic compounds present, and to estimate how they will leach when released.

We invite you to join our webinar so that we may share our work to date and welcome your input.