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That's a good question, Reni...
Several "scientists" have speculated that sea water may be leaching toxic substances from the tires, but in the larger picture, this really isn't a problem. Anything that leaches out mixes with the water, gets diluted very quickly, and dissipates. Almost universally, sea plants take their nutrition from the water column, but since any leached chemicals dissipate so quickly, they don't really pose a problem for the sea life. All they use the bottom/rocks/tires for is a place to attach, so they won't absorb anything from the attachment point. The real problem, as I indicated in the post, is mechanical because the tires don't stay put.
Could chemical leaching become a problem? Possible, yes, but not likely.
posted by
arGee
on February 18, 2007 at 10:30 AM
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What about the effects of decomposition?
Don't tires contain petroleum products? Or does anyone know if they are deteriorating enough to cause harm?
posted by
Renigade
on February 18, 2007 at 9:03 AM
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