distributed in soil, water and air. Tyre wear is the largest of these three sources, with a total
emission in the Netherlands of 17,300 tons per year, followed by paint particles at
approximately 690 tons per year. The abrasive cleaning agents are a much smaller source,
at approximately 3 tons per year. This follows from an investigation conducted by RIVM. For
each source, the destination of the particles in the environment is quantified. The emissions …