Natural sources of cyanide

Cyanide in Water and Soil: Chemistry, Risk, and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 25-40

  Wong Chong, George M ^a   Ghosh, Rajat S ^b   Bushey, Joseph T ^c   Ebbs, Stephen D ^d   Neuhauser, Edward F ^e  

^a Vivendi Water/USFilter Corporation   (United States)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

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