HYDROFLUORIC ACID: ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS

When hydrofluoric acid is ejected into the environment, it can have major negative ecological impacts, by causing damage to plants through leaf necrosis and chlorosis, impacting aquatic organisms with its toxicity, and potentially contaminating soil or groundwater after a spill. Even the smallest amounts of this particular acid can be harmful to sensitive ecosystems, resulting from its highly corrosive nature and capacity to interrupt biological processes by interfering with the magnesium levels in organisms.