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Dr Cassie Rauert on tyre wear particles, tyre additives & microplastics in Moreton Bay

Dr Cassie Rauert on tyre wear particles, tyre additives & microplastics in Moreton Bay

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Dr Cassie Rauert is a Senior Research Fellow in Microplastics exposure at The University of Queensland, and was involved in a recent study of the distribution of tyre additives, tyre wear particles and microplastics within the waterways of the Moreton Bay region in south-east Queensland, Australia. In this chat, we talk about the study methodology and results, and subsequent implications.


Useful links:

  • Cassie on LinkedIn (here)
  • Cassie at University of Queensland (here)
  • 2024 report "Moreton Bay scoping study: Tyre wear particles, tyre additives and microplastics" (here)
  • 2022 paper "Tyre additive chemicals, tyre road wear particles and high production polymers in surface water at 5 urban centres in Queensland, Australia" (here)


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