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Yeah, when I worked retail in a strip mall 15 years ago the outside windowsills got covered in this nasty black dust every day. Spent an hour of each shift cleaning it. One day the district manager mentioned that the company had it tested and it turns out that it was from tires wearing and giving off dust.
I've always thought about that. If one tiny shop in a strip mall got so gunked up with this stuff, what's it doing to the rest of the planet?
Cars driving and parking. Lots of cars.
What's possibly equally frustrating is why did no one else think of this before?
Like we know everything wears down, but nobody seems to think "where does the worn material end up?" I imagine it's mostly because it's a product and so "had sale, don't care."
Scientists did think about this, no one listens though.
Hm I live next to a busy street, and my window slits keep filling up with a black powder that turns to sludge when a cleaner is added, I'm tempted to get it tested now.