| Document ID (ISN) | 65245 |
| CIS number |
95-1794 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0983-9 |
| Year |
1995 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Contract Research Report CRR 79/1995
|
| Author(s) |
Lines I.G.
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
A review of the manufacture, uses, incidents and hazard models for hydrogen fluoride |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1995. vi, 157p. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 35.00. |
| Abstract |
The nature and scale of the manufacture and use of hydrogen fluoride (HF) within the European Union are reviewed and incidents involving HF worldwide are identified. Techniques for modelling the release, thermodynamics, dispersion and mitigation of accidental HF releases are summarized. The report shows that there are major hazards associated with the manufacture, storage, transport and use of HF in industry. There are currently considerable uncertainties in modelling the dispersion of HF in high humidity conditions typical of North West Europe which may have important implications for land-use planning and future decision making concerning HF installations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; European Communities; outbursts of gas; major hazards; hydrofluoric acid |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; vapour clouds; accident descriptions; uses; health hazards; computer simulation; manufacturing processes; protection against outbursts of gas |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Major hazards
Natural phenomena
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
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