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by phege 492 days ago
Natural rubber? Definitely used to be a thing and (I think) some higher-grade tires for lorries still have a natural rubber component because it can have better wear properties.
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It seems natural rubber is not help. It can as well involve in microplastics. It still ends up acting like polymers and additives can still be harmful. Just because something is natural does not mean it is safe or is not made to be harmful when processed.
That's nonsense because much of the damage from tire dust is from a specific synthetic chemical called 6PPD.