Platinum and palladium in roadside dust

Automobile catalytic converters apparently release significant quantities of platinum and palladium to the roadside environment. Dust samples collected from broad-leaved plants contained as high as 0.7 ppm of platinum and 2.5 times less palladium. Rains may wash this concentrate into local water sys...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 1986-10, Vol.20 (10), p.1058-1060
Main Authors: Hodge, Vernon F, Stallard, Martha O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Decontamination. Miscellaneous
Exact sciences and technology
Pollution
Soil and sediments pollution
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Summary:Automobile catalytic converters apparently release significant quantities of platinum and palladium to the roadside environment. Dust samples collected from broad-leaved plants contained as high as 0.7 ppm of platinum and 2.5 times less palladium. Rains may wash this concentrate into local water systems or the ocean.
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es00152a018