Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Brake dust may cause more problems than blackened wheel covers

03/08/2017 11:13 AM EST

Hongyu Guo and Rodney Weber

Metals from brakes and other automotive systems are emitted into the air as fine particles, lingering over busy roadways. Now, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have shown how that cloud of tiny metal particles could wreak havoc on respiratory health.


Full story at http://www.rh.gatech.edu/news/588203/brake-dust-may-cause-more-problems-blackened-wheel-covers

Source
Georgia Institute of Technology


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