Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: In a recent piece on Asheville’s water ...

The process requires lye and a common pool chemical used to decrease pH. Sodium hydroxide isn’t super safe, but it is much less problem to buy, store, and use than battery acid. Aluminum ...

The hacker briefly increased the amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) in Oldsmar's water treatment system, but a worker spotted it and reversed the action. Lye is used in small amounts to control ...

But fuming residents and environmentalists are putting up a fight, arguing that sodium hydroxide, otherwise known as lye which is highly corrosive, is harmful substance that could kill wildlife.