Physical-chemical properties and reactivity of cyanide in water and soil

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

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 57-92

  Dzombak, David A ^a   Ghosh, Rajat S ^b   Young, Thomas C ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALCOA INC   (United States)

^c CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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