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

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Wik, Anna ^a   Dave, Göran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Environmental occurrence; Risk assessment; Tire wear particles

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FORECASTING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIRES; WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CRITICAL REVIEWS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL OCCURRENCE; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY; POTENTIAL RISKS; PREDICTED ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATIONS; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; ROAD RUNOFFS; TIRE WEAR PARTICLES; TIRE WEARS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

1,3 BUTADIENE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RUBBER; RUNOFF;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GREEN ALGA; META-ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIRE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOAVAILABILITY; DUST; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEACHING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOMOBILES; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 56449101918     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.09.028     Document Type: Review

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