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

The right dose of hydrogen peroxide would be “very, very high and they would have to stir it throughout the entire reflecting pool,” Bidelspach said.

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

Mama went in the house and came back with some clean rags, a bottle of peroxide, and some iodine.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls