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Feb 07 2026SCIENCE

Bright Light, Clean Water: A New Way to Tackle Cyanide

A team of researchers tried a fresh approach to clean up the nasty chemical cyanide that often ends up in mining wastewater. They mixed a special material called bismuth vanadate (BiVO₄) with ozone gas and exposed the mixture to light. The goal was to break down cyanide that is stuck inside metal‑cy

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