Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a clear, colorless liquid consisting of hydrogen fluoride gas dissolved in water. It is an extremely dangerous material and all forms, including vapors and solutions, can ...

State safety regulators are investigating a leak of potentially deadly modified hydrofluoric acid this week at the Torrance ExxonMobil refinery, the latest dangerous accident at the aging plant to ...

Toxic brew: U.S. Senator calls oil refineries America's "ticking time bomb." Feb. 24, 2011 — -- Oil industry documents filed with the federal government reveal that an accidental release of a ...

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 ...

Legislation to ban a deadly chemical from refining operations will be introduced this week in Philadelphia City Council. Hydrofluoric acid, or HF, is one of the most dangerous industrial chemicals in ...

Executives with PBF Energy, the would-be buyer of ExxonMobil’s Torrance refinery, stood silently in the back of the room as dozens of residents pleaded with city officials last week to reassess the ...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed three new laws this week intended to make local refineries safer for their neighbors. But one big change remains elusive, and that's a ban on refineries using a toxic chemical ...

The Torrance City Council has rejected a resolution calling for a ban of the toxic chemical hydrofluoric acid at the troubled local oil refinery, instead deferring to regulators and relevant parties ...

A series of hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaks at a Citgo refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, is being investigated by the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). No one was injured, but the ...

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 ...