The invention discloses a method for determining soil
cyanide and total
cyanide. The method comprises the following steps: regulating the pH value of a soil sample to be alkaline, preparing an
impurity-free soil sample, and quantitatively weighing the soil sample; and distilling the soil sample, collecting distillate by using absorption liquid, and measuring by using a
continuous flow analyzer toobtain the concentration of
cyanide or total cyanide in the soil. The total cyanide content of the soil is determined by adopting the
modes of soil sample
distillation and
continuous flow analyzer determination, interference can be eliminated, instruments are prevented from being damaged, detection personnel are
safer, analysis equipment can be protected from being damaged, and meanwhile, the detection work is more efficient. Low-temperature
drying,
electrostatic adsorption, sieving and other treatment are adopted, a soil sample with more standardized characteristics can be obtained, the influence of
metal impurities and organic impurities on a measurement result is avoided, soil is adjusted to be alkaline before
drying, it is guaranteed that no cyanide overflows in the low-temperature
drying process, and the precision and accuracy of the detection result are fully guaranteed.