peroxide
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In an effort combat the algae in the Reflecting Pool, employees of the National Park Service were seen pouring in gallons of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical commonly used in pool maintenance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
In response, crews reportedly used hydrogen peroxide treatments to address water quality issues, restoring just the outer rim of the pool to its blue coloration while leaving other areas still very green in appearance.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
On Tuesday, photos appeared online of workers dumping gallon jugs of hydrogen peroxide into the pool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The National Park Service said it is using pumps to treat the water with what it called nanobubble ozone technology to kill the algae, along with hydrogen peroxide, which it said is milder than chlorine.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
I burst through the doors, the smell of iodine and peroxide hits me, but all I have time to see is two men wearing surgical caps and a woman in green huddling over a gurney.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
This allows GPX4 to neutralize lipid peroxides, harmful molecules that would otherwise damage the membrane.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2025
Organic peroxides, which are highly flammable, are used in a variety of rubber products including golf ball cores.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
The ROSs and lipid peroxides then triggered intensive oxidative bursts, while the protons lowered the intracellular pH value, creating an unfavourable acidic microenvironment for the cancer cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
When ozone wafts into buildings, it reacts with limonene and similar molecules called monoterpenes, turning them into peroxides, alcohols, and other molecules that grow into airborne particles.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 24, 2022
Lead and manganese oxides may also be oxidized to peroxides by the action of oxygen, and in this event might act as very active catalyzing agents or carriers of oxygen.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
Puffy-faced and peroxided, Koepka finally admitted, “I’ll be honest: I can’t compete with these guys week in and week out.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Murray SawChuck, 38, a magician known for his spiky peroxided hair and a self-anointed role as “the Dennis the Menace of magic,” notes he is free in the evenings to attend other shows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2016
With his peroxided locks, heavy mascara and volatile sensitivity, his Jackson is a cross between punky rockers Billy Idol and Billie Joe Armstrong, with a dash of corrupt, rabble-rousing politico Huey Long thrown in.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2012
When we meet to photograph him, he still has the fluffy blond hair from the role – peroxided because there was no budget for wigs.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2010
When it was Dad’s move, I’d steal looks at him in his button-down shirt, trying to remember the fast-fading picture of the guy with peroxided hair and a leather jacket.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
