aluminum sulfate
noun
: a white salt Al2(SO4)3 usually made by treating bauxite with sulfuric acid and used in making paper, in water purification, and in tanning
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The most common, reliable, and affordable treatment is coagulation/filtration, which uses aluminum sulfate to consolidate both inorganic mercury and methylmercury into a solid that can be removed from the water and summarily disposed of at a hazardous waste site.
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Gia Mora, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023
Chesterton firefighters applied oil dry to the roadway to contain leaking fluids from the truck and put up a light tower, not clearing the scene until 5:54 a.m. The truck was hauling aluminum sulfate, a nontoxic powder used in the purification of drinking water.
—Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2021
Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022
To make the iron in the soil more readily available, the soil should be treated with an acidifying agent such as sulfur, iron sulfate (copperas), aluminum sulfate or a liquid soil acidifier.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
At this point, the water still has the tea-like color of river water, which the plants eliminate using aluminum sulfate.
—Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
To encourage your hydrangeas to bloom blue, apply aluminum sulfate now and again in March, following package directions.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
Maine Auburn: Workers are going to be putting aluminum sulfate in Lake Auburn this week to fight algae.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
The aluminum sulfate will be applied to three-quarters of the lake starting Wednesday.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
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Gia Mora, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023
Chesterton firefighters applied oil dry to the roadway to contain leaking fluids from the truck and put up a light tower, not clearing the scene until 5:54 a.m. The truck was hauling aluminum sulfate, a nontoxic powder used in the purification of drinking water.
—Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2021
Savvy consumers will notice potassium aluminum sulfate listed in the ingredients of this deodorant, which is a mineral salt with astringent and antimicrobial properties.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2022
To make the iron in the soil more readily available, the soil should be treated with an acidifying agent such as sulfur, iron sulfate (copperas), aluminum sulfate or a liquid soil acidifier.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2021
At this point, the water still has the tea-like color of river water, which the plants eliminate using aluminum sulfate.
—Eric Roper, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
To encourage your hydrangeas to bloom blue, apply aluminum sulfate now and again in March, following package directions.
—Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
Maine Auburn: Workers are going to be putting aluminum sulfate in Lake Auburn this week to fight algae.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
The aluminum sulfate will be applied to three-quarters of the lake starting Wednesday.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
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1868, in the meaning defined above
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aluminum sulfate
noun
: a white salt made from bauxite and used in making paper, purifying water, and tanning
Medical Definition
aluminum sulfate
noun
: a colorless salt Al2(SO4)3 that is a powerful astringent and is used as a local antiperspirant and in water purification
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