SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1985
STP36286S

Biological Degradation of Complex Iron Cyanides in Natural Aquatic Systems

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Iron cyanide complexes have been considered to be very stable when protected from light. However, it was observed in the current study that when aqueous solutions of potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) were seeded with bacteria, concentrations of free cyanide were detected within four days which were as much as 88 times greater than those observed in sterile control solutions. This is significant in terms of aquatic toxicology, since the 200 to 250 µg/L LC50 value for free cyanide for many fish species was exceeded.

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Cherryholmes, KL
Bruce A. Liesch Associates Inc., Iowa City, Iowa
Cornils, WJ
Marc Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif
McDonald, DB
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Splinter, RC
University Hygienic Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Developed by Committee: E47
Pages: 502–511
DOI: 10.1520/STP36286S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4922-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0410-5