Sodium hydroxide can be a boon or a bane.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | April 26, 2007 | Copyright

COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION; EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE

The announcement yesterday that Spencer inadvertently had added an excessive dose of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to its drinking water sent us scurrying to the reference books.

Turns out, the stuff is a standard additive used to make water potable, among other things balancing the acidity of water taken from wells or reservoirs.

But it's nothing to fool with. Its Material Safety Data Sheet warns that in high concentration it is extremely poisonous and corrosive. Also known as lye or caustic soda, it is used ...

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