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| | Hydrochloric Acid - NSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | It is used in the manufacture of phosphoric acid, chlorine dioxide, ammonium chloride, fertilizers, dyes, and artificial silk and pigments for paints. |
 | | Synonyms for hydrochloric acid are hydrogen chloride, anhydrous hydrogen chloride, aqueous hydrogen chloride, chlorohydric acid, spirit of salts, and muriatic acid. |
 | | In 1998, 1,605,043,156 pounds of hydrochloric acid waste were managed; 85,368,494 pounds were recycled on-site; 2,738,128 pounds were recycled off-site; 190,000 pounds were used for energy recovery on-site; 243,927 pounds were used for energy recovery off-site; 919,497,554 pounds were treated on-site; 6,626,992 pounds were treated off-site; and 590,378,061 pounds were released on-and off-site. |
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