Recent Examples on the WebAsh left in the bottom of your grill can be highly alkaline and eat away at your grill’s body.—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024 Michelle Addington: Two problems: The salts themselves are extremely alkaline and therefore given to corrosion.—Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023 For example, about 100 tons of cyanide were added to the waste as part of cesium removal, but cyanide can produce toxic gases in highly alkaline environments.—Valerie Brown, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2018 Conversely, using alkaline brewing water tends to make tea color deeper than neutral water^2.—Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2016 Volcanic activity, says Brochu, may have led to the lakes and rivers becoming too alkaline.—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 If your alarm takes alkaline batteries, put in fresh ones twice a year.—Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022 The alkaline reaction was especially noticeable with this, and a striking blue color was produced during the foaming action.—Collin Morgan, Car and Driver, 16 Nov. 2022 The big caveats are to avoid using any products that contain chlorine bleach or are strongly alkaline, such as oven cleaners or drain openers.—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
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