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| | Occupational Illnesses and Injuries: Hydrochloric Acid Facts |
 | | Hydrochloric acid is most often used as a chemical intermediate to manufacture other chemicals and is used for the pickling/cleaning of metal surfaces. |
 | | Hydrochloric acid, even with short-term exposure, can irritate the eyes and cause burning, swelling, tearing of the eyes, blurred vision, photophobia, sloughing of the surface cells of the eye, and may cause blindness. |
 | | Hydrochloric acid is considered a strong oxidizer and steps should be taken to separate hydrochloric acid and hydrochloric acid products from incompatible materials such as copper, brass, bronze, galvanized steel, tin, zinc, oxidizers, combustible materials, plastics, rubber and some coatings. |
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