Accumulation of platinum group elements (PGEs) in the environment has been increased
over the time. Catalytic converters of modern vehicles are considered to be the main sources …

Road-deposited sediments (RDS) often contain elevated concentrations of inorganic and
organic pollutants such as heavy metals, metalloids, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …

This book helps readers understand the fundamental principles and phenomena that control
the transfer of trace elements. It describes the occurrence and behavior of trace elements in …

This book provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste
characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process …

Heavy metal concentrations were measured in airborne dust collected at three sites with
different traffic densities from August 2001 to July 2002 in the Frankfurt am Main area. Bulk …

The total element concentration and the chemical fractionation of 18 elements (Al, As, Ca,
Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, V, Zn) in total suspended particulate matter …

Soil samples were collected along the highway A5 from the major junctions Frankfurter
Kreuz to Darmstäder Kreuz from July to September, 2004 and analyzed for palladium (Pd) …

This study examines platinum group element concentrations (PGE)(ie platinum (Pt),
palladium (Pd) and rhodium (Rh)) and their spatial distribution in airborne particulate matter …

The concentrations and distribution of platinum group elements (Pt, Pd, Rh) in airborne
particulate matter were studied in a period of one year from August 2001 to July 2002 in …

The data represent the first available data set on platinum group element (PGE) levels in
Berlin topsoil. In 2013, over 100 topsoil samples (0–20 cm) were collected in the inner city of …