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Main Title

Chemical emergency preparedness and prevention advisory : hydrogen fluoride.

CORP Author

Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.

Publisher

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response,

Year Published

1993

Report Number

EPA-550-K-93-001

Stock Number

PB93-234797

OCLC Number

39452881

Subjects

Chemicals--Safety measures ; Hazardous substances--Safety measures

Additional Subjects

Hydrogen fluoride ; Toxic substances ; Air pollution ; Emergency planning ; Toxicity ; Clean Air Act ; Occupational safety and health ; Public health ; Exposure ; Risk assessment ; Hazardous materials ; Chemical industry ; Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act ; Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

Internet Access

Description	Access URL
	https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=100038R6.PDF

Holdings

Library	Call Number	Additional Info	Location	Last Modified
ELBD ARCHIVE	EPA-550-K-93-001	Received from HQ	AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH	10/04/2023
ELBD	EPA 550-K-93-001		AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH	07/17/1998
NTIS	PB93-234797	Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown.		07/26/2022

Collation

6 pages ; 28 cm

Abstract

The advisory recommends ways Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) and chemical facilities can reduce risks posed by the presence of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in their communities. Hydrogen fluoride, a strong inorganic acid, is produced and used as a gas or liquid without water (i.e., in anhydrous form), or in a water (aqueous) solution. Inhalation of hydrogen fluoride vapor, either in anhydrous form or from water solutions, can cause irritation if the exposure is mild (i.e., low concentration in air for a short time), or severe damage to the respiratory system or death in the case of exposure to high concentrations. Contact with the liquid or vapor can severely burn the skin, eyes, and other tissue. The largest use of hydrogen fluoride is in the manufacture of fluorine-containing chemicals, particularly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Hydrogen fluoride may be used in some petroleum refinery operations, aluminum production, nuclear applications, glass etching and polishing, and metal treating and cleaning. Hydrogen fluoride's acute toxicity prompted EPA to list it as an extremely hazardous substance (EHS), with a threshold planning quantity (TPQ) of 100 pounds, under Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (commonly known as SARA Title III).

Notes

"July 1993." "EPA-550-K-93-001." "Series 8, No. 3."

Place Published

Washington, D.C.

Supplementary Notes