Ammonia Week in Review | March 23, 2018

Low-charge ammonia systems are all the rage in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….

Vilter Unveils First Low-Charge Packed System at IIAR – The plug-and-play Modular Rooftop Unit (MRU) is one of a slew of low-charge ammonia systems featured at the IIAR Conference – a sign of the mounting interest in this technology in the industrial sector. […keep reading]

Gas Leak from Medical Lab on Ortega Highway Prompts Evacuations – An ammonia leak at Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, a medical laboratory in San Juan Capistrano prompted an evacuation of up to 200 employees and a response of more than 50 Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) firefighters, including a hazmat team. […keep reading]

Jacksonville, Fla. Residents Evacuated after Ammonia Leak – According to Tom Francis with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, a pipe burst during repair work at Shaw’s Southern Belle Frozen Foods – leading to the ammonia leak. […keep reading]

Highway Shuts Down After Collision with Tanker Truck Full of Ammonia – Alberta’s Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray will be down to one lane for northbound traffic until further notice after an ammonia leak forced its closure on Monday afternoon. […keep reading]