Collaborative evaluation of the analyticalstate-of-the-art of platinum, palladium and rhodium determinationsin road dust

P. Schramel; M. Zischka; H. Muntau; B. Stojanik; R. Dams; M. Gómez Gómez; Ph. Quevauviller

doi:10.1039/B003668O

P. Schramel,^a M. Zischka,^b H. Muntau,^c B. Stojanik,^d R. Dams,^e M. Gómez Gómez^f and Ph. Quevauviller^g

^a GSF-National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Institute for Ecological Chemistry, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany

^b Graz University of Technology, Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Micro- and Radiochemistry, Technikerstrasse 4, Graz, Austria

^c European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Environment Institute, Ispra, Italy

^d Infracor GmbH, Inorganic Materials, Postfach 1345, Hanau, Germany

^e University of Gent, Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Proeftuinstraat 86, BE-Gent, Belgium

^f Universidad Complutense, Departamento de Química Analítica, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain

^g European Commission, DG Research (MO75 3/9), 200 rue de la Loi, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

In order to control the quality of platinum, palladium and rhodium determinations in road dust, the Standards, Measurements and Testing Programme (formerly BCR) of the European Commission has started a project, the final aim of which is to certify a road dust reference material for its contents of platinum group elements. The first part of this project consisted of an interlaboratory study, which aimed to test the feasibility of the preparation of a candidate road dust reference material and to detect and remove most of the pitfalls observed in platinum, palladium and rhodium determinations. This paper presents the main results of this interlaboratory study carried out prior to the certification campaign. The concordance of the data obtained by the participating laboratories for the three elements was considered to reflect the state-of-the-art and was encouraging enough to decide on the organization of a certification campaign to be conducted during the year 2000. The progress made with respect to the analytical state-of-the-art for these elements will be of great benefit to the quality of measurements carried out in environmental monitoring in this particular field.

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https://doi.org/10.1039/B003668O

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Submitted

08 May 2000

Accepted

12 Jul 2000

First published

07 Aug 2000

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J. Environ. Monit., 2000,2, 443-446

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