A Risk Too Great: Hydrofluoric Acid in U.S. Refineries
The USW released this study, A Risk Too Great, Hydrofluoric Acid in U.S. Refineries to warn the public that refiners that use hydrofluoric acid (HF) in their alkylation process to make clean-burning gasoline do not have adequate safety systems in place and are not prepared to handle a release.
HF is highly toxic and at high enough exposures it can kill a person. If released into the atmosphere, it rapidly forms a dense vapor cloud that hovers near land and can travel long distances. A release from U.S. refineries Can range from three to 25 miles, depending on the amount stored at the facility.
More than 26 million Americans live within this range, many in urban areas such as Philadelphia, Memphis, Salt Lake City and Houston that are impossible to evacuate quickly. No other chemical process puts as many people at risk.
A Risk Too Great: Hydrofluoric Acid in U.S. Refineries
The USW released this study, A Risk Too Great, Hydrofluoric Acid in U.S. Refineries to warn the public that refiners that use hydrofluoric acid (HF) in their alkylation process to make clean-burning gasoline do not have adequate safety systems in place and are not prepared to handle a release.
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