Vol. 35 (Suppl 2) 2014 Neuro endocrinology letters

Impact of platinum group elements on the soil invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus.

OBJECTIVES: The platinum group elements (PGE) platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh) are used in automobile catalytic converters, from which they have been emitted into the environment to an increasing degree over the last 20 years. Despite the bioavailability of these metals to plants and animals, studies determining .....