Cyanide test – LaMotte AM-21 Water Pollution Detection Outfit User Manual
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Cyanide Test
Cyanide may be present in water containing waste from a metal finishing
plant. It is very toxic and cannot be tolerated, even at the lowest levels. A
positive test is evidence of untreated or incompletely treated waste which
calls for more careful waste disposal control by the offending plant. Presence
of cyanide in amounts as small as 0.05 ppm can be detected by a chemical
reaction with an indicator which forms a color in proportion to the amount
of cyanide present.
Field Test Method
Quantity
Contents
Code
25 mL
*Cyanide Reagent #1
*7388-G
25 mL
*Cyanide Reagent #2
*7389-G
25 mL
*Cyanide Reagent #3
*7390-G
2
Test Tubes, “A & B”
0804
1
Funnel, plastic
0459
1
Filter Paper, 9 cm
0465
WARNING: Reagents marked with a * are considered to be potential health hazards.
To view or print a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for these reagents see MSDS CD
or www.lamotte.com. To obtain a printed copy, contact LaMotte by email, phone or fax.
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