The annual microplastic leakage into the Mediterranean Sea was estimated at * metric tons in a study carried out in 2020. From the total, it is estimated that more than half is tire dust, meaning wear rubber particles from vehicle tires. The second most common type of microplastics was the ones coming from textiles.
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