Toxic brew: U.S. Senator calls oil refineries America's "ticking time bomb." Feb. 24, 2011 — -- Oil industry documents filed with the federal government reveal that an accidental release of a ...

A series of hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaks at a Citgo refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, is being investigated by the Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). No one was injured, but the ...

The Torrance City Council sidestepped passionate pleas for a hard-line stand against the city’s problem-plagued refinery early Wednesday, adopting a resolution that supports safety improvements at the ...

A federal investigation blames faulty, old pipe for the explosion and fire at the South Philly refinery. Hydrofluoric acid was released in the blast. A video still shows the 38,000-pound vessel that ...

When the Torrance refinery exploded in February 2015, showering residential neighborhoods with industrial ash, the event ignited a three-year public debate over hydrofluoric acid that continues to ...

Torrance, California, is a tidy community of mostly mid-century homes situated between Los Angeles and Long Beach. It boasts a beautiful shoreline, an art museum, and nearly 150,000 residents who, ...

The Torrance City Council has rejected a resolution calling for a ban of the toxic chemical hydrofluoric acid at the troubled local oil refinery, instead deferring to regulators and relevant parties ...

Torrance resident Isabel Douvan Schwartz said she worries about a major earthquake hitting her community, largely because of the impact it could have on the massive Torrance Refinery two miles from ...

A woman in her 50s died five days after accidentally stepping on a container of hydrofluoric acid (hydrofluoric acid) during a walk in China. Hydrofluoric acid is a highly corrosive hazardous ...

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is a clear, colorless liquid consisting of hydrogen fluoride gas dissolved in water. It is an extremely dangerous material and all forms, including vapors and solutions, can ...