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PRODUCT INFORMATION SH EET
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SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
Incompatible Materials:
Water, heat and strong acids.
Decomposition products may include:
Hydrogen Fluoride, Phosphorus Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Lithium Hydroxide, Manganese
Oxides, Aluminum Oxide, possible fluoro‐compounds, Carbon soot.
Conditions to Avoid:
Do not crush, puncture, incinerate, immerse in water or heat over 212°F (100°C). Steel casing slowly dissolves in
strong mineral acids.
Polymerization:
Hazardous polymerization will not occur. Spontaneous decomposition will not occur at normal temperature.
Chemical Stability:
This product is stable.
Reactivity:
Hazardous polymerization will not occur. Spontaneous decomposition will not occur at normal temperature.
SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Routes of Exposure
Inhalation, Eye and Skin contact:
Eye contact, skin contact, skin absorption, inhalation only if burned. Hydrofluoric acid is extremely corrosive.
Contact with hydrogen fluoride fumes is to be avoided. Permissible exposure limit is 3ppm. In case of contact
with hydrogen fluoride fumes, immediately leave the area and seek first aid and emergency medical attention.
Symptoms may have delayed onset. Fluoride ions penetrate skin readily causing destruction of deep tissue layers
even bone. Fluoride interferes with nerve impulse conduction causing severe pain or absence of sensations.
Immediately flush eyes or skin with water for at least 20 minutes to neutralize the acidity and remove some
fluoride. Remove and destroy all contaminated clothing and permeable personal possessions. Before re‐use,
impermeable possessions should be soaked in benzalkonium chloride after washing. Following flushing of the
affected areas, an iced aqueous solution of benzalkonium chloride or 2.5% calcium gluconate gel should be
applied to react with the fluoride ion. Compresses and wraps may be used for areas where immersion is not
practical. Medicated dressing should be changed every 2 minutes. Exposure to hydrofluoric acid fumes sufficient
to cause pain requires immediate hospitalization for monitoring for pulmonary edema.
SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Ecotoxilogical Information:
None in routine handling of product.
Toxicity:
No data available.
Persistence and Degradability (Biopersistency & Biodegradability):
None in routine handling of product.
Potential of Bioaccumulation:
None in routine handling of product.