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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages 1031-1036Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es0001512
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The distribution of platinum; rhodium, and palladium (platinum-group elements; PGEs) adjacent to two major U.K. roads shows a rapid decrease (more than 1 order of magnitude) away from the road and reflects patterns shown by other traffic-derived trace elements such as Ph and Zn. However, ratios of Pt:Rh remain relatively constant from Oto 10 m distance, suggesting that at least some of the PGEs are transported away from the source. A temporal study over a 12-month period, of;road dust and surface samples, reveals elevated concentrations above background levels, with maximum values of Pt >500 ng g(-1), Rh 70 ng g(-1), and Pd 70 ng g(-1). Concentrations vary considerably throughout the year and show some tentative correlation with rainfall. Element speciation, an essential control on mobility and hence distribution, was investigated, and the results of solubility experiments show that up to 30% of the Pd present dissolves in acid solutions. This indicates that at east some of the Ed is present in a soluble-term and is therefore potentially highly mobile.
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