<p>Hydroflouric acid is a toxic chemical used in local refineries, including Philadelphia Energy Solutions where part of the refinery exploded last month. StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips explains why a release of HF <a href="https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/07/19/risk-plans-for-philly-refinery-two-nearby-plants-show-a-hydrogen-fluoride-release-could-have-been-disastrous-some-say-the-toxic-chemical-is-too-dangerous-to-keep-using/">would have been disastrous</a>. Could public backlash push the refining industry to stop using it?</p>

Hydroflouric acid is a toxic chemical used in local refineries, including Philadelphia Energy Solutions where part of the refinery exploded last month. StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips explains why a release of HF would have been disastrous. Could public backlash push the refining industry to stop using it?

<p>Hydroflouric acid is a toxic chemical used in local refineries, including Philadelphia Energy Solutions where part of the refinery exploded last month.&nbsp;StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips explains why a release of HF <a href="https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/07/19/risk-plans-for-philly-refinery-two-nearby-plants-show-a-hydrogen-fluoride-release-could-have-been-disastrous-some-say-the-toxic-chemical-is-too-dangerous-to-keep-using/" rel="noopener noreferrer">would have been disastrous</a>. Could public backlash push the refining industry to stop using it?</p>

The chemical that could have killed millions in the Philly refinery fire

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