Alkaline treatment with cyanide

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001051",
  "term": "Alkaline treatment with cyanide",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Alkaline Treatment with Cyanide",
  "definition": "Cleaning of a metal surface with an alkaline solution containing cyanide. Wastewater generated during alkaline treatment includes spent solutions and rinse waters. Alkaline treatment solutions become contaminated from the introduction of soils and dissolution of the base metal. They usually are treated and disposed of on a batch basis. Alkaline treatment typically is followed by a water rinse that is discharged to a treatment system.",
  "subject": "Commercial processes",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 438 Appendix C (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/alkaline-treatment-with-cyanide/"
}