CDC | Facts About Hydrogen Fluoride (Hydrofluoric Acid)

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Hydrogen fluoride goes easily and quickly through the skin and into the tissues in the body. There it damages the cells and causes them to not work properly

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Even small splashes of high-concentration hydrogen fluoride products on the skin can be fatal. Skin contact with hydrogen fluoride may not cause immediate pain or visible skin damage(signs of exposure

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Skin damage caused by concentrated hydrogen fluoride may take a long time to heal and may result in severe scarring