Properties
- fluorine: yellow gas
- fluorine: a strong oxidant, reduced to hydrogen fluoride (HF) through contact with water
Main sources
- industry: aluminium, tile, glass, ceramic, fertiliser production
- elemental fluorine: production of special chemicals and surfacing agents
- hydrogen fluoride as hydrofluoric acid: glass etching
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air 5,000 kg/year
- Water -
- Soil -
Impacts
- elemental fluorine: highly caustic and oxidises on the skin and lungs
- damages the bones and teeth through chronic fluorine poisoning
- hydrogen fluoride: serious ulcers
