According to officials in New Brunswick, too much potassium permanganate got into the city's water treatment plant, which caused a pink hue in the water supply.

W ater turned pink in a small Canadian town this week after a faulty valve allowed the disinfectant potassium permanganate to seep into the water supply. The color looks alarming, but the chemical ...

According to officials in New Brunswick, too much potassium permanganate got into the city’s water treatment plant, which caused a pink hue in the water supply. They say the water is… ...

Residents of Shelby, Iowa, were plagued by contaminated pink water as local officials warned that an issue with the city’s water pumps caused an excess of potassium permanganate to penetrate the ...

On its Facebook page on Sept. 8, the city says an excess of potassium permanganate accounts for the unusual color, but the water has been tested and is safe to drink. However, some Shelby ...

It caused an excess of potassium permanganate to penetrate the system, turning the water pink. While city officials initially said the water was safe to drink and use, they backtracked Sept. 10 ...

Potassium permanganate may cause staining of the skin, but Carus said the staining does not pose a health threat. The stain can be removed with household distilled vinegar and 3 percent household ...

A fire at a Carus plant in LaSalle, Illinois, has temporarily shut down the only US producer of potassium permanganate and sodium permanganate and is raising concern about availability of the ...

Within recent years, necrotizing injury of the vagina and cervix due to the use of potassium permanganate tablets (0.3 to 1.0 gm.) as an abortifacient has been reported in increasing numbers of ...