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Sodium cyanide: Chemistry in its element
Chemistry in its element
English - January 31, 2020 11:18 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 177 ratingsChemistry Science Natural Sciences chemical chemistry compound element science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Baia Mare disaster, when toxic sodium cyanide spilled from a gold processing plant led to ecological damage on a huge scale. Mike Freemantle tells the tragic tale and explores the poison's place in precious metal processing.