Overview
- Agir pour l’environnement analyzed six tyre types from major brands and identified 1,954 distinct molecules in their composition.
- The report classifies 785 substances as posing serious health or environmental hazards, including 111 toxic to aquatic life, 112 labeled CMR, and 85 potentially lethal if ingested or inhaled.
- Annual tyre abrasion in France is estimated to release about 80,000 tonnes of particles that contaminate air, roadside soils, and surface waters.
- The NGO warns of elevated risks of cancer, neurological disorders, and respiratory and cardiovascular disease, with children highlighted as especially vulnerable.
- France’s tyre industry says manufacturers are already working to eliminate certain molecules and develop biosourced materials, while the NGO presses for transparency and formal investigation.