Rapid Spectrophotometric Determination of Trace Amounts of Cyanide and Hydrogen Cyanide Using β-Aminoacetanilide in Various Samples

摘要

A highly toxic substance, cyanide is widely used for the extraction of metals in electroplating industry, for surface treatments and in the production of various resin monomers. Major sources of cyanide in addition to those from the above mentioned industries include, exhaust from vehicle emissions and cigarette smoke. Typical signs of acute cyanide poisoning include tachypnoea, headache, vertigo, lack of motor coordination, weak pulse, cardiac arrhythmias, vomiting, stupor, convulsions, eye irritation coma and death.