ABSTRACT

The presence of cyanide is a significant issue in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and management, in remediation of former manufactured gas plant sites and aluminum production waste disposal sites, in treatment and management of residuals from hydrometallurgical gold mining, and in other industrial operations in which cyanide-bearing

chapter 1|14 pages

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ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong, David A. Dzombak, Rajat S. Ghosh

chapter 2|10 pages

Physical and Chemical Forms of Cyanide

ByRajat S. Ghosh, David A. Dzombak, George M. Wong-Chong

chapter 3|16 pages

Natural Sources of Cyanide

ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong, Rajat S. Ghosh, Joseph T. Bushey, Stephen D. Ebbs, Edward F. Neuhauser

chapter 4|16 pages

Manufacture and the Use of Cyanide

ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong, David V. Nakles, Richard G. Luthy

chapter 5|36 pages

Physical–Chemical Properties and Reactivity of Cyanide in Water and Soil

ByDavid A. Dzombak, Rajat S. Ghosh, Thomas C. Young

chapter 6|30 pages

Biological Transformation of Cyanide in Water and Soil

ByStephen D. Ebbs, George M. Wong-Chong, Brice S. Bond, Joseph T. Bushey, Edward F. Neuhauser

chapter 7|32 pages

Analysis of Cyanide in Water

ByRajat S. Ghosh, David A. Dzombak, Sharon M. Drop, Anping Zheng

chapter 8|16 pages

Analysis of Cyanide in Solids and Semi-Solids

ByDavid A. Dzombak, Joseph T. Bushey, Sharon M. Drop, Rajat S. Ghosh

chapter 9|20 pages

Fate and Transport of Anthropogenic Cyanide in Surface Water

ByThomas C. Young, Xiuying Zhao, Thomas L. Theis

chapter 10|18 pages

Fate and Transport of Anthropogenic Cyanide in Soil and Groundwater

ByRajat S. Ghosh, Johannes C.L. Meeussen, David A. Dzombak, and David V. Nakles

chapter 11|16 pages

Anthropogenic Cyanide in the Marine Environment

ByDavid A. Dzombak, Sujoy B. Roy, Todd L. Anderson, Michael C. Kavanaugh, Rula A. Deeb

chapter 12|12 pages

Cyanide Cycle in Nature

ByRajat S. Ghosh, Stephen D. Ebbs, Joseph T. Bushey, Edward F. Neuhauser, George M. Wong-Chong

chapter 13|14 pages

Human Toxicology of Cyanide

ByJoseph L. Borowitz, Gary E. Isom, David V. Nakles

chapter 14|34 pages

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chapter 15|24 pages

Toxicity of Cyanide to Aquatic-Dependent Wildlife

ByJeremy M. Clark, Rick D. Cardwell, Robert W. Gensemer

chapter 16|22 pages

Human Health Risk Assessment of Cyanide in Water and Soil

ByBarbara D. Beck, Mara Seeley, Rajat S. Ghosh, Peter J. Drivas, Neil S. Shifrin

chapter 17|20 pages

Ecological Risk Assessment of Cyanide in Water and Soil

ByRoman P. Lanno, Charles A. Menzie

chapter 18|36 pages

Regulation of Cyanide in Water and Soil

ByDavid V. Nakles, David A. Dzombak, Rajat S. Ghosh, George M. Wong-Chong, Thomas L. Theis

chapter 19|6 pages

Cyanide Treatment Technology: Overview

ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong, Rajat S. Ghosh, David A. Dzombak

chapter 20|20 pages

Ambient Temperature Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Cyanide

ByRajat S. Ghosh, Thomas L. Theis, John R. Smith, George M. Wong-Chong

chapter 21|26 pages

Separation Technologies for Treatment of Cyanide

ByDavid A. Dzombak, Rajat S. Ghosh, George M. Wong-Chong, John R. Smith

chapter 22|20 pages

Thermal and High Temperature Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Cyanide

ByRajat S. Ghosh, John R. Smith, George M. Wong-Chong

chapter 23|20 pages

Microbiological Technologies for Treatment of Cyanide

ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong and Jeanne M. VanBriesen

chapter 24|22 pages

Cyanide Phytoremediation

ByStephen D. Ebbs, Joseph T. Bushey, Brice S. Bond, Rajat S. Ghosh, David A. Dzombak

chapter 25|16 pages

Management of Cyanide in Municipal Wastewaters

ByDavid A. Dzombak, Anping Zheng, Michael C. Kavanaugh, Todd L. Anderson, Rula A. Deeb, George M. Wong-Chong

chapter 26|54 pages

Management of Cyanide in Industrial Process Wastewaters

ByGeorge M. Wong-Chong, David V. Nakles, David A. Dzombak

chapter 27|20 pages

Cyanide Management in Groundwater and Soil

ByRajat S. Ghosh, David V. Nakles, David A. Dzombak, George M. Wong-Chong