Oil Industry Watching Philadelphia’s Move to Ban Toxic Chemical

摘要

Philadelphia leaders hope their attempt to ban hydrogen fluoride from oil refinery processes within citylimits will spark other regulation of the chemical compound across the country.The city’s proposal comes after a fire and explosion at Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ Girard Point Refineryin June 2019, where 5,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid-a mixture of hydrogen fluoride (HF) andwater-was released. No workers or residents were hurt, though the company has since closedpermanently and a court recently approved PES’s bankruptcy filings.