Spill at Valent ends up a soapy mess – Mason City Globe Gazette

Spill at Valent ends up a soapy mess
Mason City Globe Gazette
The chemical — sodium hydroxide, otherwise known as lye — is used to clean vessels at the plant, and “some inadvertently spilled and triggered the automatic fire alarm,” Evans said. The solution was in a low concentrate form, mixed with water, and is …

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