The chemical is slightly soluble in water. Hydrogen Chloride is a colorless fuming gas with a suffocating odor. It is toxic by inhalation and a strong irritant to eyes and skin. Hydrochloric Acid is a solution of hydrogen chloride in water, and is a colorless or slightly yellow fuming pungent liquid. It is used for boiler scale removal, a chemical intermediate, and industrial acidizing.
Hydrochloric acid is toxic by ingestion and inhalation and a strong irritant to eyes and skin.
It is one of the largest commodity chemicals in the world, used mainly as a feedstock to make other chemicals. Methanol is flammable, and dangerous fire risk, and toxic by ingestion. It is highly soluble and slightly persistent in water with a half-life of between 2 to 20 days. It is used as a solvent, degreasing and cleaning fluid, in plastic processing and paint removers. A narcotic, it could cause unconsciousness and even death if inhaled in high concentrations.