Potassium fluoride

Agent Name
Potassium fluoride
CAS Number
7789-23-3
Formula
K-F
Major Category
Other Classes
Synonyms
Fluorure de potassium [French]; Potassium fluoride; Potassium fluorure [French]; [ChemIDplus] UN1812
Category
Fluorides, Inorganic
Description
White deliquescent crystals; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Used in silver soldering fluxes, glass etching, water fluoridation, and as a preservative and insecticide; [HSDB]
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]
Biomedical References
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Exposure Assessment

BEI
Fluorides in urine = 2 mg/L prior to shift or 3 mg/L at end of shift; (Repeated measurements recommended.)
TLV (ACGIH)
2.5 mg/m3, as F
PEL (OSHA)
2.5 mg/m3, as F
MAK
1 mg/m3, as F, inhalable fraction

Adverse Effects

Dermatotoxin
Skin burns
IARC Carcinogen
Not classifiable
ACGIH Carcinogen
Not Classifiable

Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: