| Agent Name |
Potassium fluoride |
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| CAS Number |
7789-23-3 |
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| Formula |
K-F |
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| Major Category |
Other Classes |
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| Synonyms |
Fluorure de potassium [French]; Potassium fluoride; Potassium fluorure [French]; [ChemIDplus] UN1812 |
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| Category |
Halogens, Inorganic Compounds |
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| Description |
White deliquescent crystals; [HSDB] |
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| Sources/Uses |
Used in silver soldering fluxes, glass etching, water fluoridation, and as a preservative and insecticide; [HSDB] |
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| Comments |
Toxic by ingestion; A skin, eye, and mucous membrane irritant; Contact with molten substance can cause burns; Reacts with acids to produce toxic hydrogen fluoride gas; [CAMEO] |
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| Exposure Assessment |
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| BEI |
Fluorides in urine = 3 mg/g creatinine prior to shift or 10 mg/g creatinine at end of shift; |
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| TLV (ACGIH) |
2.5 mg/m3, as F |
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| PEL (OSHA) |
2.5 mg/m3, as F |
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| MAK |
1 mg/m3, as F |
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| IDLH (NIOSH) |
250 mg/m3, as F |
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| Adverse Effects |
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| Dermatotoxin |
Skin Burns |
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| IARC Carcinogen |
Not Classifiable |
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