While cyanide is rarely an issue in municipal wastewater processes, it does have a useful role in some industrial applications. Now engineers responsible for those processes can employ the S80-T80 Cyanide Analyzer Monitoring System from Electro-Chemical Devices to ensure cyanide levels in wastewater effluent are compliant with local, state and federal regulations.
While cyanide is toxic, it is widely used by a variety of industries, including the manufacture of nylon and plastics, the case hardening of steel, metal plating, the separation of gold and silver from ores and the scrubbing of stack gases from blast furnaces. According to the U.S. EPA,
