Brake dust
Brake dust is created by the wear and tear on the brake lining and the brake disc from braking. The resulting brake dust consists largely of fine dust , which is harmful to health and polluting the environment due to its small particle size and chemical composition (high proportion of different metals such as iron , copper , antimony , tin , molybdenum ). It contributes significantly to particulate matter pollution from road traffic.
literature
- Annette Rauterberg-Wulff: Contribution of tire and brake wear to soot emissions on roads 1999, progress reports of the VDI, series 15: Environmental technology No. 202.
Individual evidence
- ↑ at-rs.de: brake dust , accessed on April 23, 2013.
- ↑ Federal Roads Office (Switzerland): PM10 emission factors of abrasion particles from road traffic (APART) , August 2009.
- ↑ FIS: Causes and Formation of Fine Dust , accessed on January 4, 2013.