Hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns represent a particularly challenging subset of chemical injuries. Unlike other acids, HF penetrates deeply into tissue, releasing fluoride ions that disrupt cellular ...

Chemical exposure to any part of the eye or eyelid may result in a chemical eye burn. Chemical burns represent 7%-10% of eye injuries. About 15%-20% of burns to the face involve at least one eye.

Y-12 National Security Complex has reported no injuries occurred after an incident at the Oak Ridge atomic weapons plant that may have released hydrogen fluoride, a colorless chemical that becomes a ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to an acid liquid spill Monday morning, with a number of residents telling Spectrum Bay News 9 they received a phone notification about the ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from an alkylation unit at BP Plc's 406,570-barrels-per-day refinery in Texas City, Texas on Tuesday morning, triggering alarms in the plant and ...