Platinum-Group Elements in Soils and Street Dust of the Southeastern Administrative District of Moscow
- Authors: Ladonin D.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Issue: Vol 51, No 3 (2018)
- Pages: 268-276
- Section: Soil Chemistry
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1064-2293/article/view/224442
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229318030055
- ID: 224442
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Abstract
The contents of five platinum-group metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, and Pt) in soils and street dust of the Southeastern administrative district (SEAD) of Moscow have been determined. The contents of these elements in soils may considerably exceed their natural abundances in the lithosphere and are characterized by considerable variability and asymmetric frequency distribution. A close correlation between Rh, Pd, and Pt contents in soils and street dust has been shown. The data on the contents of the elements and the ratios between them suggest that motor vehicles are the major source of pollution of soils and street dust in the studied district.
About the authors
D. V. Ladonin
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: ladonin@inbox.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119991