OPINION: Ban DHMO in Washington County

HAGERSTOWN, MD - Recent studies have found Washington County is severely contaminated with Hydric Acid, which is also known as Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO). Residents should be very concerned by this, and contact their elected officials immediately to ask them to ban DHMO.

DHMO is an industrial solvent and coolant, and has previously been found at the Central Chemical Superfund Site located in Hagerstown, MD.

However, recent studies have found DHMO not only in the ground, but in our streams, ponds, and even the air we breathe. DHMO was even found inside the old MELP plant in Hagerstown.

According to the Material Safety Data Sheet, DHMO is not currently regulated, but reacts vigorously with sodium, potassium,  and other alkali metals.

The Hagerstown Report urges readers to contact their elected officials today, and demand a ban of the use of DHMO be put in place county-wide.

No aquatic life was harmed while writing this article. The Hagerstown Report is a satire website.