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Gold (Au) is a noble, relatively scarce metal, highly valuable for its beauty, resistance to corrosion and as a long-term investment. Demand for it has increased steadily and it has become vital in different technological fields. Gold nanoparticles have also attracted broad interest. Despite being chemically inert towards most naturally occurring substances Au may be subject to biological interactions in soils. The impact of Au concentrations in different environmental compartments is not known with certainty.
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Clemente, R. (2013). Gold. In: Alloway, B. (eds) Heavy Metals in Soils. Environmental Pollution, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4470-7_20
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