New Scientist

Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life

Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean al ...
Boston Herald

Cape Cod scientists want to dump 60,000+ gallons of sodium hydroxide into ocean in climate change experiment

Environmentalists and fishermen are pushing back against a plan from a group of scientists who want to dump more than 60,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, more commonly known as lye, into the ocean off ...
CNN

Someone tried to poison a Florida city by hacking into the water treatment system, sheriff says

A hacker gained access into the water treatment system of Oldsmar, Florida, on Friday and tried to increase the levels of sodium hydroxide – commonly referred to as lye – in the city’s water, ...
The Conversation

Spill at a nuclear facility shows potential burn risks from a household chemical

Martin Boland has received funding from the ARC and ANSTO. He has previously been a guest worker at ANSTO. Three people were taken to hospital following a chemical spill at the Australian Nuclear ...
Nature

X-Ray Analysis of the Swelling of Wood Pulp in Sodium Hydroxide Solution

INVESTIGATIONS 1 on the hydrolysis and water-regaining properties of wood pulp, cotton and cotton linters swelled in sodium hydroxide solutions of varying concentrations showed that, whereas for wood ...