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    Rubber pollution, similar to plastic pollution, occurs in various environments, and originates from a variety of sources, ranging from the food industry...
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    in landfills. If waste tires are improperly managed they may cause rubber pollution. In 1990, it was estimated that over 1 billion scrap tires were in...
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    Tire (redirect from Rubber tires)
    (TMPH). Tire wear is a major source of rubber pollution. A concern hereby is that vehicle tire wear pollution is unregulated, unlike exhaust emissions...
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    Plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment...
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    emissions Power tool Rubber pollution Slag Smelting Tire fire Welding Wood ash Measurement Air pollutant concentrations Air pollution measurement Organic...
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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses.: 6  It is usually a result of human...
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    environment, and artificial turf is a source of microplastics pollution and rubber pollution in air, fresh-water, sea and soil environments.[excessive citations]...
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    Butyl rubber, sometimes just called "butyl", is a synthetic rubber, a copolymer of isobutylene with isoprene. The abbreviation IIR stands for isobutylene...
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    A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with...
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    plants, which recycle rubber tyres into low-grade oil and carbon black are widespread in India and contribute to severe air pollution and health problems...
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    urban waters, where it has become a contaminant of emerging concern. Rubber pollution "Hexa(methoxymethyl)melamine". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved...
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    cheaper to implement with rail vehicles. Wear of rubber tires leads to significant rubber pollution. Difficult to re-route – When compared to motorbuses...
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    The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for passenger...
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    Crumb rubber is recycled rubber produced from automotive and truck scrap tires. During the recycling process, steel and tire cord (fluff) are removed...
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    Polychlorinated biphenyl (category Persistent organic pollutants under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution)
    rubber). PCB-resistant materials include Viton, polyethylene, polyvinyl acetate (PVA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), butyl rubber, nitrile rubber,...
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  • conditions and how this amount varies with the abovementioned factors. Rubber pollution gets released into the air. When in contact with the road, the surface...
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  • The olf is a unit used to measure the strength of a pollution source. It was introduced by Danish professor P. Ole Fanger; the name "olf" is derived from...
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    and hygiene, energy poverty, higher levels of pollution (e.g. air pollution, littering, water pollution, open defecation), higher proportions of people...
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    Mat (redirect from Rubber mat)
    and rubber mats differ in a number of ways. Carpet mats are generally tufted and have a rubberised anti-slip backing. On the other hand, rubber car mats...
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    Water pollution in the United States is a growing problem that became critical in the 19th century with the development of mechanized agriculture, mining...
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    Akron, Ohio (redirect from Rubber City)
    long history of rubber and tire manufacturing, carried on today by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, gave Akron the nickname "Rubber Capital of the...
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    oysters and watermen (fishermen) since the mid-20th century. Nutrient pollution and urban runoff have been identified as major components of impaired...
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    produced in significant amounts include fish and fishery products, tapioca, rubber, grain, and sugar. Exports of industrially processed foods such as canned...
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    (1969). "The Firestone Rubber Plantations in Liberia". Geography. 54 (4): 430–437. JSTOR 40567142. "Liberia rubber pollution denied". BBC News. 2 May...
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    The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road or the ground. As tires are used, the tread is...
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  • Environmental issues in Pakistan include air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, climate change, pesticide misuse, soil erosion, natural disasters...
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    Friendly Floatees are plastic bath toys (including rubber ducks) marketed by The First Years and made famous by the work of Curtis Ebbesmeyer, an oceanographer...
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    Oil spill (redirect from Oil pollution)
    especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released...
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  • Pollution in Korea has become diversified and serious due to rapid industrialization and urbanization since the 1960s. The causes of environmental pollution...
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    would natural or organic materials. The largest single type of plastic pollution (~10%) and majority of large plastic in the oceans is discarded and lost...
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