Question: I have been told that if you add muriatic acid diluted in a bucket of water around the perimeter of a pool, it will lower alkalinity and pH. However, if you add diluted muriatic acid to only ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

There seems to be a limitless number of products available to clean, strip, etch, degrease, and brighten various surfaces around the home, yard, and workshop. And while most of these sprays, powders, ...