CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs) http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs) en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:36:22 +0000 LaidBack on "Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17398#post-241913 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:27:39 +0000 LaidBack 241913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>edd1e_h - yes catalytic converters.</p> <p>The programme also looked at disposed electric goods. Many people never clean filters on their vacuum cleaners and just chuck and buy a new one (!) </p> neddie on "Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17398#post-241910 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:29:26 +0000 neddie 241910@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What is the source?</p> <p>Bits that drop out of car catalytic converters? </p> I were right about that saddle on "Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17398#post-241909 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:26:28 +0000 I were right about that saddle 241909@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I used to have a pair of jeans that had platinum, palladium, iridium and ruthenium on them. </p> fimm on "Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17398#post-241908 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:23:30 +0000 fimm 241908@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I remember being shown round the <a href="http://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/jewellery">Museum of the Jewellery Quarter</a> in Birmingham, by an elderly gentleman who had worked in a similar factory. He said that he had quite a lot of gold dust in his lungs and that he joked that his family should "mine" him for it after his death... </p> LaidBack on "Rare metals on the streets (and your lungs)" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17398#post-241907 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:12:01 +0000 LaidBack 241907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Listening to Radio Scotland half hour programme 'Brainwaves'.<br /> Topic 'Urban Mining'.</p> <p>The sound clip is interesting.<br /> Sweeping up Platinum, Palladium and Rodium versus mining it in South Africa or Canada.<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rf4kz" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rf4kz</a> </p>