Cyanides are substances consisting of carbon and nitrogen, which are abundant in nature.

Cyanides are not just something in a little vial that makes spies' mouths foaming. They are a common and sometimes very important part of nature and our lives!

What you should remember about cyanides is that they are acutely toxic. That means that if cyanides get into your body and you survive, the cyanide will eventually completely leave the body. It doesn't build up over time. And the similar principle applies in nature as well.

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Did you know that cyanides are very commonly used to make life-giving vitamin B12? Or that vitamin B12 is found in more than 2,600 species of plants? And even when a volcano erupts, a huge amount of cyanide is released into the air.

The half-life of cyanides in nature is very short, whether it's in water or soil. At the same time, they further react and degrade into substances with significantly lower toxicity, which are harmless to humans in small concentrations.

Cyanides in Nature

Synthetic vitamin B12 is not the only cyano-based substance commonly found in food supplements. Another substance is Amygdalin, also known as B17. Researchers have long studied the role of B17 in the human body, including its potential ability to fight harmful tumor cells.

Cyanides are mainly referred to as poisons, so what about poisoning? Any substance can be poisonous in high concentration. Some cyanide compounds are less toxic, some significantly more. What you should remember about cyanides is that they are acutely toxic. That means that if cyanides get into your body and you survive, the cyanide will eventually completely leave the body. It doesn't build up over time.

Cyanides in Human Body

Cyanides have great, and often irreplaceable, industrial use. Your phone's gold coating is made using cyanides, and the same goes for laptops or headphone cables. Your car tires are more efficient because cyanide is used in the production of a vulcanization accelerator, a compound called DPG, which allows the rubber to remain solid and retain its shape. 

Cyanide group is also part of new-age fumigant EDN which is harmless to the ozone layer and environment. They are also crucial for modern gold mining and precursors for many allergy and antidepressant drugs. Do we need to continue?

Cyanides in Everyday Life

What's important is that cyanides, despite their most toxic form, always decompose into common substances. Unlike heavy metal atoms, these substances are harmless in normal concentrations or even beneficial for the environment.

The cyanide group consists of carbon and nitrogen, which are commonly found in nature, and play an essential and irreplaceable role in all living organisms. Cyanides react naturally with the processes of nature. Their molecules break down into harmless substances and are therefore not dangerous to the environment in the long run. On the contrary, heavy metals released from their compounds, for example, mercury, are toxic and non-degradable in nature.

Cyanide Transformations

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