P. R. Simpson

TL;DR: In this article, heavy metal concentrations have been determined in topsoils in London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, a non-industrial, mainly residential area of approximately 56 km 2, and Wolverhampton an industrial city in the West Midlands of 70 km 2.

TL;DR: Analysis of Pt and Pd in soils and road dusts taken from areas of high and low traffic flows in SE England show concentrations of Pt in the range < 0.30-40.1 ng g-1 and PD in therange < 2.1-57.9 ng g -1, with higher concentrations associated with high traffic densities.

TL;DR: Uranium mineralization associated with granites in the Caledonian and Hercynian provinces of the British Isles is shown to be genetically related to the uranium content and distribution, age, and structural setting of these granites.

TL;DR: If the preliminary results obtained in this study apply more generally throughout the UK, then the potential for exposure to enhanced levels of Pt would appear to be higher for road users and for those living in urban environments or along major highways.