Juan J. García

project manager

Juan J García graduated as a mechanical engineer from the University of Catalonia (Spain) in 1985. In 1996 he obtained his PhD in noise and vibration studies from the University of Southampton (UK). He diversified in 1997 by joining Idiada’s NVH department as group manager. Recent activities include the development of methods for the objective assessment of brake NVH, vibration comfort in road vehicles and tire wear testing and analysis.

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Presentation

Understanding and mitigating the effects of tire particle emissions

The wear and tear of car tires is a major source of microplastic pollution. Through road friction and exposure to environmental conditions, the tire material degrades into small particles that are carried into the environment by air or rain. One of the goals of the EU-funded https://www.leont-project.eu/ (LEON-T) project, presented here, is to better understand tire-generated microplastics. Tire wear is considered one of the largest sources of microplastic emissions and LEON-T has been working on estimating the generation, transportation and transformation of these tire wear particles through the environment.