Environmental fate of traffic-derived platinum group metals

Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-271

  Dubiella Jackowska, Aleksandra ^a   Kudłak, Błazej ^a   Polkowska, Zaneta ^a   Namieśnik, Jacek ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic emission; Catalysts; Environment; Platinum group elements

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSION; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENTS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; ROAD TRANSPORTS; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; GAS EMISSIONS; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PLATINUM; ROADS AND STREETS; STANDARDIZATION;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST EMISSION; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; ROAD TRANSPORT;

EID: 70449397942     PISSN: 10408347     EISSN: 15476510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408340903001144     Document Type: Article

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