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Health and Safety Information on Fluoridated Chemicals

Chemical name links are to International Chemical Safety Cards (if available).
Fact Sheet links are to New Jersey Health Dept. Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets.
Toxicology links go to Safety Information Resources Inc. materials.
Some links are provided to manufacturer Material Safety Data Sheets.

Fluoridation Chemicals:

H2SiF6 - Hydrofluosilicic acid (aka Fluorosilicic acid, Hexafluorosilicic acid, Dihydrogen hexafluorosilicate, Fluosilicic acid, Hydrosilicofluoric acid)
CAS Number: 16961-83-4 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology | MSDS from LCI

Na2SiF6 - Sodium silicofluoride (aka Sodium hexafluorosilicate, Sodium fluorosilicate, Disodium hexafluorosilicate)
CAS Number: 16893-85-9 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology | MSDS from LCI

NaF - Sodium Fluoride (aka Floridine, Sodium Monofluoride, Disodium Difluoride, Natrium Fluoride, Florocid).
CAS Number: 7681-49-4 |
Fact Sheet | Toxicology | MSDS from LCI

Zinc Orthophosphate is a corrosion inhibitor used by some water systems to counteract corrosion by fluoride.
CAS Number: 7779-90-0 |
Toxicology | MSDS from City of Philadelphia (CAS listed as 1778-80-0)


Other Fluoride Chemicals which have been involved in accidents:

F2 - Fluorine
CAS Number: 7782-41-4 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

CBrF3 - Monobromotrifluoromethane (HALON 1301)
CAS Number: 75-63-8 |
Fact Sheet | Toxicology | MSDS from Atochem

HF - Hydrogen Fluoride (Hydrofluoric Acid)
CAS Number: 7664-39-3 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology | LOTS More Information

CCl2F2 - Dichlorodifluoromethane (R 12, Difluorodichloromethane)
CAS Number: 75-71-8 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

CCl3F - Trichlorofluoromethane (R 11, Trichloromonofluoromethane, Fluorotrichloromethane)
CAS Number: 75-69-4 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

CHClF2 - Chlorodifluoromethane (R 22, Monochlorodifluoromethane)
CAS Number: 75-45-6 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

BF3 - Boron Trifluoride (Trifluoroborane)
CAS Number: 7637-07-2 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

C2Cl2F4 - Dichlorotetrafluoroethane (CFC-114)
CAS Number: 76-14-2 |
Fact Sheet | Toxicology | MSDS from National Refrigerants

C2Cl3F3 / Cl2FCCClF2 - Trichlorotrifluoroethane (R 113)
CAS Number: 76-13-1 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology |

SiF4 - Silicon Tetrafluoride (Tetrafluorosilane, Silicon fluoride, Perfluorosilane, Silane)
CAS Number: 7783-61-1 | Toxicology

(NH4)2SiF6 - Ammonium Silicofluoride (Ammonium Fluorosilicate; Ammonium Hexafluorosilicate)
CAS Number: 16919-19-0 |
Toxicology | MSDS from LCI

C2ClF3 - Trifluorochloroethylene (Halocarbon 1113, Trifluorovinyl chloride, Trifluoromonochloroethylene, Trithene, Trifluorchlorethylen)
CAS Number: 79-38-9 |
Toxicology | MSDS from Matheson Gas

(C14H6Cl-F3NO5)Na - Acifluorfen, Sodium Salt
CAS Number: 62476-59-9 |
Toxicology | MSDS from Ortho

C2HCl2F3 / CHCl2CF3 - 2,2-DICHLORO-1,1,1-TRIFLUOROETHANE (HCFC 123)
CAS Number: 306-83-2 | Toxicology

C2H3Cl2F - 1,1-Dichloro-1-Fluoroethane (Dichlorofluoroethane, HCFC-141b, Freon 141b)
CAS Number: 1717-00-6 |
Toxicology | MSDS from Atofina

FHO3S - Fluorosulfonic Acid (Fluosulfonic Acid, Fluorosulphuric acid)
CAS Number: 7789-21-1 |
Toxicology

H2F6Zr - Hydrofluorozirconic Acid
CAS Number: 12021-95-3 |
MSDS from Fuji Graphic Systems

WF6 - Tungsten hexafluoride
CAS Number: 7783-82-6 |
Fact Sheet | MSDS from Matheson Gas | MSDS from BOC

HBF4 - Fluoroboric acid (Borofluoric acid, Fluoboric acid, Hydrogen tetrafluoroborate, Hydrofluoboric acid)
CAS Number: 16872-11-0 | Fact Sheet | Toxicology

C6H4BrF - p-Bromofluorobenzene
CAS Number: 460-00-4 |
MSDS from Fisher Scientific


Last modified: 24 February 2005

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