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Wear and tear on tires produces particle pollution, including fine and ultrafine particles which can lead to lung disease and enter our bloodstream and harm our organs.
The program is being spearheaded by the Air Force Research Laboratory and involves three private companies — BioMADE, American tire giant Goodyear and small Ohio-based business Farmed Materials.
The company is betting on the pesky weed as a reliable source of domestic rubber.
Goodyear is joining a U.S. Department of Defense-led project to test a dandelion species as a natural rubber source for aircraft tires.
TK produces a natural rubber that is chemically similar to the rubber produced by the rubber tree. Read CCJ for more.