Only one substance will do the job: hydrofluoric acid, or HFA. HFA has a bad reputation, and deservedly so, notwithstanding its somewhat overwrought treatment by Hollywood. It’s corrosive to ...

Oil refineries that use the highly explosive chemical hydrofluoric acid are regulated under the EPA’s Risk Management Program ...

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) and Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) are very poisonous, highly irritating and corrosive. Hydrofluoric acid or Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) is fatal if inhaled, if swallowed, or in contact with ...

The release said, "According to EPA, the company violated these requirements by, among other things, failing to ensure that ...

Note: First Aid must be started within seconds of HF contact in any form! Hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid cause severe, deeply penetrating burns to the skin, eyes and lungs. Although ...

Although chemists consider hydrofluoric acid (HF) to be a “weak” acid, its potential to produce serious health effects greatly exceeds that of “strong” acids commonly used in the laboratory. HF shares ...