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 ...

The leak had originated in Unit 433, known among workers as the “bogeyman” because it contained the highly explosive chemical ...

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 ...

Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel, which operate all six of Minnesota’s iron ore mines and pellet plants (Cliffs also runs the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Facilities — including those along the Houston Ship Channel — which are within a mile of another, have had recent accidents or handle hydrofluoric acid, which is used in the production of ...