Emerging contaminants (ECs) are becoming more prevalent in estuaries and constitute a
danger to both human health and ecosystems. These pollutants can infiltrate the ecosystem …

Recent advancements in electroanalytical methodologies for the analysis of trace metals in
natural waters are summarized. The research and technological progress was centered on …

The current socio-economic, environmental and public health challenges that countries are
facing clearly need common-defined strategies to inform and support our transition to a …

Marine ferromanganese crusts and nodules host high concentrations of many economically
interesting metals such as platinum (Pt), with Pt concentrations in the range of 44 to 3207 …

Environmental context There is potential for a range of metals being used in emerging
industries to pose a risk if they reach aquatic environments. This is assessed by evaluating …

Concentrations of the cytotoxic platinum-based anticancer drugs, as total Pt, have been
measured over a three week period in one of the main drains and in the effluent of the …

The interest of researchers on quantification of Pt, Pd and Rh in the environmental and food
matrices is the consequence of the production of catalytic converters for car engines …

The determination of trace elements using stripping voltammetry may be seriously affected
by the presence of intensive matrix background or interfering peaks, leading to poorer …

The performance of double focusing, sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) for
determination of analytes, including technology critical elements (TCE), at ultra-trace levels …

Abstract The concentrations of Platinum (Pt), Rhodium (Rh) and Palladium (Pd) were
evaluated from a highly impacted estuary in Brazil influenced by industrial pole, highway …