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  2. Hydrofluoric acid burn - Wikipedia

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    A hydrofluoric acid burn is a chemical burn from hydrofluoric acid. [1] Where it contacts the skin it results in significant pain, swelling, redness, and skin breakdown. [1] [2] If the fumes are breathed in swelling of the upper airway and bleeding may occur. [2] Complications can include electrolyte, heart, lung, kidney, and neurological ...

  3. Biological aspects of fluorine - Wikipedia

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    Hydrofluoric acid, the water solution of hydrogen fluoride (HF), is a contact poison. Even though it is from a chemical perspective a relatively weak acid, it is far more dangerous than conventional strong mineral acids, such as nitric acid, sulfuric acid, or hydrochloric acid. Owing to its lesser chemical dissociation in water (remaining a ...

  4. Torrance residents fear continued use of hydrofluoric acid at ...

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    Torrance resident Isabel Douvan Schwartz said she worries about a major earthquake hitting her community, largely because of the impact it could have on the massive Torrance Refinery two miles ...

  5. Diphoterine - Wikipedia

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    Treatment with either Hexafluorine or calcium gluconate is required to deal with hydrofluoric acid contamination. Like all of the emergency treatments, Diphoterine solution is not a substitute for professional medical attention, so immediate attention from emergency medical personnel should always be sought, especially if the chemical spill was ...

  6. Fluoride toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Other sources include glass-etching or chrome-cleaning agents like ammonium bifluoride or hydrofluoric acid, [12] [13] industrial exposure to fluxes used to promote the flow of a molten metal on a solid surface, volcanic ejecta (for example, in cattle grazing after an 1845–1846 eruption of Hekla and the 1783–1784 flood basalt eruption of ...

  7. Chemical burn - Wikipedia

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    itching, bleaching or darkening of skin, burning sensations, trouble breathing, coughing blood and/or tissue necrosis: Complications: Depends on the severity: Causes: most common include: sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, lime, silver nitrate, and greater than 5% hydrogen peroxide solutions. Treatment: Depends on the chemicals ...

  8. Hydrofluoric acid - Wikipedia

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    Hydrofluoric acid is a solution of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in water. Solutions of HF are colorless, acidic and highly corrosive . A common concentration is 49% (48-52%) but there are also stronger solutions (e.g. 70%) and pure HF has a boiling point near room temperature.

  9. Sports At Any Cost - projects.huffingtonpost.com

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    The review included an inflation-adjusted analysis of financial reports provided to the NCAA by 201 public universities competing in Division I, information that was obtained through public records requests. The average athletic subsidy these colleges and their students have paid to their athletics departments increased 16 percent during that time.