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  • Boric Acid (How to use boric acid if you're a prepper or survivalist)

    06/13/2022 11:22:09 AM PDT · by Mount Athos · 68 replies
    Boric acid is a low-toxicity mineral with insecticidal, fungicidal, and herbicidal properties. Boric Acid, which kills roaches, water bugs, ants, fleas and silverfish. With boric acid powder, insects walk through the dust, ingest it, and die within hours. While boric acid is a pesticide, you'll find boric acid used in fertilizers, household cleaners, laundry detergents, and even personal care products. You also may be surprised to know that boric acid is a component of a baby's mattress, and even food, but it is! Boric acid is an antiseptic. The trick is that you must use boric acid in a diluted...
  • Japan: Boric acid being added to No.3 reactor fuel pool

    06/26/2011 10:20:22 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 11 replies
    NHK ^ | 06/26/11
    Boric acid being added to No.3 reactor fuel pool Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun adding boric acid to the spent fuel storage pool of the No.3 reactor at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent fuel racks from being corroded by alkaline water. The company started the operation on Sunday morning. About 90 tons of water containing boric acid will be poured into the pool through Monday. Concrete debris from the March hydrogen explosion of the reactor building has been detected in the fuel pool. Last month, TEPCO found that the water in the pool had turned strongly alkaline,...