Indoor climbing wall users may be breathing in toxic rubber dust
The air in popular indoor rock climbing wall facilities is laden with potentially toxic rubber particles, some of which have been linked to cancer, new research suggests.
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The air in popular indoor rock climbing wall facilities is laden with potentially toxic rubber particles, some of which have been linked to cancer, new research suggests.
We need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as vehicles roll down the road, researchers and regulators say.
We need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as vehicles roll down the road, researchers and regulators say.
'It’s a thousand-piece jigsaw.'
Tires emit huge volumes of particles and chemicals as they roll along the highway, and researchers are only beginning to understand the threat. One byproduct of tire use, 6PPD-q, is in regulators’ crosshairs after it was found to be killing fish.