Zinc is naturally present in water. The average zinc concentration in seawater is 0.6-5 ppb. Rivers generally contain between 5 and 10 ppb zinc. Algae contain 20-700 ppm, sea fish and shells contain 3-25 ppm, oysters contain 100-900 ppm and lobsters contain 7-50 ppm.
Cyanides (more exactly as cyanogenic glycozides) exist in cassavaroots, and fruit seeds as apricots, prunes, peaches, almonds etc. Cyanide is historically found in the seeds â¦of some fruits. Applesseeds contain cyanide, but a person would have to eat a lot ofapple seeds for the cyanide to have any negative effects. Cyanide is natural found in certain foods. This includes cassava,almonds, pits of some types of fruit, and Lima beans.
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) Hydrogen cyanide was one of the first fumigants to be used extensively under modern conditions. Its use for treating trees under tents against scale insects was developed in California in 1886 (Woglum, 1949). The use of HCN has been declining in recent years, but it is still important in certain fields of application. HCN is one of the most toxic of insect fumigants. The fact that it is very soluble in water has considerable bearing on its use in practice. Thus, it may produce injury on moist materials, such as fruit and vegetables, because the solution of HCN in water is a dilute acid.