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A new study assesses the lethal and developmental effects of tire wear particles on estuarine fish

right: woman in a lab looks through microscope. left: Man on a dock pulls bucket from water

A College of Charleston graduate student, in collaboration with NCCOS scientists, completed a study to assess the lethal and developmental effects of tire wear particles, a form of microplastic, on estuarine fish.