Hafnium hydride
Agent Name
Hafnium hydride
CAS Number
12770-26-2
Formula
H2-Hf
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Hafnium dihydride; [ChemIDplus] UN3132
Category
Metal Hydrides
Description
Solid; [Pfaltz and Bauer MSDS]
Comments
Causes fatty liver degeneration, changes in glomeruli, and changes in spleen in acute intratracheal studies of rats; [RTECS] Reacts with water evolving hydrogen gas; An irritant; Harmful by ingestion, inhalation, and skin absorption; [Pfaltz and Bauer MSDS] See "Titanium hydride."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Water-reactive solid, flammable, n.o.s."
Adverse Effects
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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