0 an extremely powerful poison that can kill people -- cianuro
1 a deadly type of poison. -- cianuro
The word 'cyanide' is synonymous with 'death'.
If we take the case of cyanide, an extremely toxic material, 14% of the cyanide releases into the environment were caused by transport accidents.
There must be no more manufacture or use of cyanide.
High safety standards prevent the cyanide from having any impact on the environment.
These figures highlight the vulnerability of cyanide transport and underlines the need for stronger environmental and safety standards.
I voted against the resolution on banning the use of cyanide mining technologies by the end of 2011 for a number of reasons.