Articles on brake dust

February 14, 2025

Car brake dust can be more harmful than diesel exhaust – new study

James Parkin, University of Southampton and Matt Loxham, University of Southampton

Almost half of all copper in the air comes from brake wear.

July 14, 2020

Claire Gwinnett, University of Staffordshire

New research reveals how roads channel microplastics from car tires and brake pads to remote ocean habitats.

January 13, 2020

Liza Selley, University of Cambridge

These harmful pollutants are responsible for 20% of roadside pollution.

Claire Gwinnett
Professor in Forensic and Environmental Science, University of Staffordshire
Liza Selley
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MRC Toxicology Unit, University of Cambridge
James Parkin
Research Fellow, Air Pollution, University of Southampton
Matt Loxham
Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton