Summary

Every year, tire and road wear release an estimated 6 million tons of rubber particles into the environment, some of which eventually reach agricultural land through the air, water runoff and fertilizers. Because dairy farms often operate near roads, rubber-related chemicals can make their way into milk, potentially exposing people to them. To investigate whether these compounds are present in Swiss dairy production, a team from EPFL led by Florian Breider, director of the EPFL Central Environmental Laboratory, collaborated with Agroscope.

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