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crofa · 09-03-08, 03:36

I will agree that you will find "some" traces of metals from brake dust. My not so clear point was directed towards brakes dust run off from cleaning your car. If you really look at the amount of trucks and cars on the road especially near bigger cities on the east and west coast what percent of those metals are in those water tests. I know around the Annapolis, Baltimore and DC area the big issue is pesticides, and animal waste run off in the water shed. I'm not downing anyone that wants to do their part, I'm just saying look at the big picture and see if the cost and time it will take you to collect and dispose of the water created by detailing a car worth it. Some may think so, and to those that truly worry about this keep trying to find ways to limit any kind of water run off pollution.

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crofa Registered User crofa is offline Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 18	Re: Is brake dust harmful for the environment? I will agree that you will find "some" traces of metals from brake dust. My not so clear point was directed towards brakes dust run off from cleaning your car. If you really look at the amount of trucks and cars on the road especially near bigger cities on the east and west coast what percent of those metals are in those water tests. I know around the Annapolis, Baltimore and DC area the big issue is pesticides, and animal waste run off in the water shed. I'm not downing anyone that wants to do their part, I'm just saying look at the big picture and see if the cost and time it will take you to collect and dispose of the water created by detailing a car worth it. Some may think so, and to those that truly worry about this keep trying to find ways to limit any kind of water run off pollution.