Platinum Metals in the Environment [electronic resource] /
Zereini, Fathi.editor.
Wiseman, Clare L.S.editor.
This edited volume presents new data and insights from the most internationally respected PGE experts, representing a variety of disciplines ranging from chemistry, geochemistry, biology, environmental science to toxicology and environmental health. It builds upon three previous co-edited books published by Springer, Zereini and Alt (Eds.) (1999, 2000 and 2006), incorporating the most recent advances on the topic. The book covers the following topical areas related to PGE: sources and applications, analytical methods, environmental fate, bioavailability and chemical behaviour, use of bioindicators and human exposures and health risk potential. Highly interdisciplinary in orientation, this book is a comprehensive guide to academics, students and professionals working in a number of different scientific fields, who are interested in topics related to platinum metal emissions in the environment.  .
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Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Reviewers; Part ISources of PGE Emissions; 1 Sources of Platinum Group Elements in the Environment; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Automobile Catalysts as a Source of PGE; 3 Are Automobile the Main Source of PGE in Urban Areas?; 4 PGE Emissions from Non-automobile Sources; 4.1 PGE Uses as Indicator for PGE Sources; 4.2 PGE Emissions from Mining and Production Activities; 4.3 Industrial PGE Emissions; 4.4 PGE Emissions from Medical Treatment Centers; 4.5 PGE in Urban Sewage and Waste
5 Occurrence of PGE in Remote Environments and Implication for PGE Sources5.1 Atmospheric PGE Dispersion; 5.2 Sources of PGE in Rural Aerosols; 5.3 Sources of Os in a Peat Record of Atmospheric Deposition; 5.4 Source of PGE in Snow and Ice; 6 Conclusion; References; 2 Impact of Platinum Group Element Emissions from Mining and Production Activities; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Impact of PGE Mining in South Africa; 2.1 Mining Areas; 2.2 Platinum Concentrations in the Vicinity of PGE Mines in the BIC; 2.3 Platinum Concentrations in South African Road Dust; 3 Impact of PGE Mining in Russia
3.1 Mining Areas3.2 Platinum Concentrations in the Vicinity of PGE Mines on the Kola Peninsula; 4 Implication of PGE Emissions by Mining and Production Activities; 4.1 Environmental Impact and Human Exposure; 4.2 Global Impact of PGE Emissions from Mining; 4.3 Economic Loss and Recovery; 5 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; Part II Analytical Methods for the Determination of PGE in Biological and Environmental Matrices; 3 Appraisal of Biosorption for Recovery, Separation and Determination of Platinum, Palladium and Rhodium in Environmental Samples; Abstract; 1 Introduction
2 Biosorption of Metal Ions3 Application of Inactive Biomass Derived from Plant or Animal Tissues for Biosorption of PGE; 4 Application of Microorganisms for Removal of PGE; 5 Analytical Application of Microorganisms for Separation/Preconcentration of PGE from Environmental Samples; 6 Conclusions; References; 4 On the Underestimated Factors Influencing the Accuracy of Determination of Pt and Pd by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry in Road Dust Samples; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Digestion Procedure for Road Dust Samples; 3 Separation and Determination of PGE
4 Analysis of Road Dust Samples5 Conclusions; References; 5 Application of Solid Sorbents for Enrichment and Separation of Platinum Metal Ions; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Nanoparticles; 3 Carbon-Based Sorbents; 4 Ion Imprinted Polymers; 5 Conclusions; References; 6 Voltammetric Analysis of Platinum in Environmental Matrices; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Previous Our Researches; 3 New Monitoring: Assessment of Airborne Platinum and Rhodium Associated with the Atmospheric Particulate in the Palermo (Italy) Area;  Analytical Method Using Voltammetry; 3.1 Experimental; 3.1.1 Quality Assurance
3.1.2 Chemicals
Includes bibliographical references.
This edited volume presents new data and insights from the most internationally respected PGE experts, representing a variety of disciplines ranging from chemistry, geochemistry, biology, environmental science to toxicology and environmental health. It builds upon three previous co-edited books published by Springer, Zereini and Alt (Eds.) (1999, 2000 and 2006), incorporating the most recent advances on the topic. The book covers the following topical areas related to PGE: sources and applications, analytical methods, environmental fate, bioavailability and chemical behaviour, use of bioindicators and human exposures and health risk potential. Highly interdisciplinary in orientation, this book is a comprehensive guide to academics, students and professionals working in a number of different scientific fields, who are interested in topics related to platinum metal emissions in the environment.  .
Environmental sciences.
Ecotoxicology.
Metals.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Ecotoxicology.
Metallic Materials.