Ammonia Week in Review | June 8, 2018

An ammonia leak in a Chicago pizza plant spells trouble for three employees in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review



3 Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Suburban Plant in Chicago – A bad valve was responsible for the leak, and the situation was contained by plant employees, according to Schaumburg police. […keep reading]

Danfoss Unveils Digital Gas Detectors – Component manufacturer Danfoss Group is targeting its new digital gas detectors for their potential use in industrial refrigeration facilities that use natural refrigerants, including ammonia and CO2. […keep reading]

Company Must Pay $250,000 for St. Helens Ammonia Discharges – U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon on Monday ordered Dyno Nobel, Inc., the owner of a urea plant near St. Helens, to pay $250,000 for violating section 103(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act following a series of large-scale ammonia discharges in 2015. […keep reading]

Newport Brothers Admit Chemical Attack on Neighbour – Two brothers have admitted spraying their neighbour with ammonia in a toxic chemical attack. The ammonia was an alkali and not an acid and was bought after the brothers learned it could cause blindness. […keep reading]

Current Water Technologies Inc. Completes Successful Ammonia Treatment Demonstration At Gold Mining Operation – The versatile, state-of-the-art AmmEL demonstration scale unit treated approximately 4 m3 per hour of mine wastewater effluent containing ammonia levels ranging from 40-50 mg/L. The system effectively maintained the ammonia level in the treated water below the required level of 10 mg/L at inlet wastewater temperatures ranging from 3-6 oC. […keep reading]

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