The best defense is a good offense, as the old adage goes, or you can just have acid blood, like the xenomorphs (yes, little “x”) from the Alien franchise do. But the xeno’s acid blood, which is so ...

The chemical that leaked from a South Baltimore plant Monday is a powerful acid used in manufacturing of medicines, sweeteners and pesticides. Chlorosulfonic acid is an inorganic substance that can ...

A cloud of toxic acid leaked into the air at a chemical plant in South Baltimore’s Fairfield industrial area Monday morning, prompting emergency officials to warn nearby workers and residents to ...

Residents in Glen Burnie, Brooklyn Park and Curtis Bay received a warning Monday morning — emergency officials were asking them to stay inside, shelter in place and close their windows after an ...

BALTIMORE (CN)— Residents within three zip codes on the southern edge of Baltimore received an emergency message on their phones Monday telling them to remain sheltered in place following the release ...

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It usually uses highly oxidizing substances, such as fuming sulfuric acid and chlorosulfonic acid. Unfortunately, this leads to undesirable side reactions, such as cleavage of the backbone chains of ...