1.0Environmental Healthhttps://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/environmental-healthTox Teamhttps://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/environmental-health/author/amyhayes/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6aoo3qVuYF"><a href="https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/environmental-health/public-health-toxicology/sodium-hydroxide/">Sodium hydroxide</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/environmental-health/public-health-toxicology/sodium-hydroxide/embed/#?secret=6aoo3qVuYF" width="600" height="338" title="“Sodium hydroxide” — Environmental Health" data-secret="6aoo3qVuYF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://vdh.ko.virginia.gov/environmental-health/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> What is sodium hydroxide? Sodium hydroxide is a strong base, also called caustic soda or lye (potassium hydroxide, which is very similar, may also be called lye). Sodium hydroxide is especially useful for its ability to chemically alter fats in a process called saponification. It is used in industry as a chemical reagent, to make […]