Determination of isotope ratios of metals (and metalloids) by means of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for provenancing purposes—A review

L Balcaen, L Moens, F Vanhaecke - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2010 - Elsevier
Since considerable time, isotopic analysis of different elements present in a sample, material
or object (such as the 'light'elements H, C, N, O and S and 'heavy'elements, such as Sr and …

Health risk of platinum group elements from automobile catalysts

Y Wang, X Li - Procedia Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Platinum group elements (PGE) are widely used in industries with an increasing number,
and their emissions are resulting in elevated environmental concentrations of these rare …

Environmental relevance of the platinum-group elements

S Rauch, GM Morrison - Elements, 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Platinum-group elements (PGE) are used in an increasing number of applications, and
emissions are resulting in elevated environmental concentrations of these normally rare …

Platinum group elements in airborne particles in Mexico City

S Rauch, B Peucker-Ehrenbrink… - … science & technology, 2006 - ACS Publications
Automobile exhaust catalysts using platinum group elements (PGE) have been mandatory
on new cars in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) since 1991. Platinum, Pd, Rh, Ir …

Platinum group elements in geosphere and anthroposphere: interplay among the global reserves, urban ores, markets and circular economy

J Burlakovs, Z Vincevica-Gaile, M Krievans, Y Jani… - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industrial and strategic significance of platinum group elements (PGEs)—Os, Ir, Ru, Rh, Pd,
Pt—makes them irreplaceable; furthermore, some PGEs are used by investors as “safe …

Platinum group element concentrations and osmium isotopic composition in urban airborne particles from Boston, Massachusetts

S Rauch, HF Hemond… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Platinum, Pd, Rh, and Os were found to occur at elevated concentrations in airborne
particles (PM10) collected at urban sites in Boston, MA. Average Pt, Pd, Rh, and Os …

On line vapor generation of osmium based on solution cathode glow discharge for the determination by ICP-OES

Z Zhu, C Huang, Q He, Q Xiao, Z Liu, S Zhang, S Hu - Talanta, 2013 - Elsevier
A novel plasma induced vapor generation method is proposed to determine osmium in
solutions. Without any chemical oxidizing agents, osmium ion can be readily converted to …

Sources of platinum group elements in the environment

S Rauch, B Peucker-Ehrenbrink - Platinum metals in the environment, 2014 - Springer
Platinum group elements (PGE, ie Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru, Os) are among the least abundant
elements in the Earth's continental crust. PGE concentrations in urban and roadside …

Anthropogenic osmium in rain and snow reveals global-scale atmospheric contamination

C Chen, PN Sedwick… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Osmium is one of the rarer elements in seawater, with typical concentration of≈ 10× 10− 15
gg− 1 (5.3× 10− 14 mol kg− 1). The osmium isotope composition (187Os/188Os ratio) of …

Emerging airborne contaminants in India: Platinum Group Elements from catalytic converters in motor vehicles

IS Sen, A Mitra, B Peucker-Ehrenbrink… - Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Platinum Group Element (PGE) pollution on the Indian subcontinent is a growing
concern because vehicle sales in India have rapidly increased over the last decade, and it is …