tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165391.post3617145773701529550..comments2022-06-03T08:05:35.137-07:00Comments on <center>Heart Sea Monkeys</center>: Enjoy your PM10Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18261531609265238495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165391.post-30735785626577988322014-01-02T21:37:34.499-08:002014-01-02T21:37:34.499-08:00I had been aware of PM10 since about 1995 when an ...I had been aware of PM10 since about 1995 when an editor told me she'd interviewed a scientist who'd told her about how modern tires acted as these crushers. But I had no idea that tires lost THAT much material from driving on them. A 100-pound truck tire loses about one-fifth of its weight during its life. We are all sort of breathing pulverized petroleum-based tires. :OMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261531609265238495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165391.post-83183165565053603872014-01-02T19:05:57.174-08:002014-01-02T19:05:57.174-08:00I remember when I was a kid and people talked all ...I remember when I was a kid and people talked all the time about smog and how lousy the air quality was in SoCal and other major population centers--you're right that it doesn't get the airplay it should. <br />Nolanoreply@blogger.com