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Biomonitoring of Airborne Platinum Group Elements in Urban Traffic Police Officers

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In the present study, an attempt was made to study the levels of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh) in respirable suspended particulate matter samples and respective blood samples of occupationally exposed traffic personnel in selected sites of Hyderabad city. The maximum concentration of platinum group elements in air dust samples of Hyderabad city were as follows: Pt = 1,416 µg/m3, Pd = 1,024 µg/m3, and Rh = 1,352 µg/m3. The blood samples of occupationally exposed personnel of Hyderabad city showed Pt as high as 6.65, Pd as high as 2.15, and Rh as high as 4.95 µg/l. The results showed an important aspect of bioaccumulation tendency of these metals with increase in age and years of occupational exposure.

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C. T. K. is thankful to DST for funding to carry out this research. The authors are thankful to NEERI, Hyderabad, for providing the RSPM sampler. The authors are also thankful to the director of NGRI for all of the support rendered in carrying out this work. One of the authors (V. B.) thanks Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for financial support in the form of an Emeritus Scientist Scheme.

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    C. T. Kamala, V. Balaram, M. Satyanarayanan & K. S. V. Subramanyam

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Kamala, C.T., Balaram, V., Satyanarayanan, M. et al. Biomonitoring of Airborne Platinum Group Elements in Urban Traffic Police Officers. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 68, 421–431 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-014-0114-7

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