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ANSI/IIAR Standard 6-2019 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems was officially published on May 20, 2019. Bulletins 109 and 110, the IIAR’s previous guidance documents, are now officially retired in lieu of the long-awaited IIAR 6 standard. Gone are the days of “could” and “should”; this standard provides the minimum safety criteria for maintaining […]
An ammonia tank explodes killing 1 and injuring 14 others in Spain. Read more from this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… One Dead, 14 Injured in Spanish Ammonia Tank Explosion – One worker was killed on May 31 when a 20,000 litre ammonia tank exploded at a factory near the city of Tarragona in north eastern […]
Many refrigeration systems installed in California are equipped with a diffusion tank which is designed to receive and mitigate ammonia vapor that is released when a relief valve lifts. Since the common application of diffusion tanks has been limited to the west coast, our industry lacks best practices for sampling diffusion tank water for the […]
Lawsuits follow after the Beach Park ammonia release which injured over 30 people in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Residents Sue Company, Driver after Beach Park Anhydrous Ammonia Leak – Blackened trees stretch all the way down the side of the road where an anhydrous ammonia leak happened more than a month ago. It’s a […]
Another UK ammonia leak threatens aquatic life in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Officials Rush in to Save Fish after ANOTHER Ammonia Spill – Ecologists battled the round the clock to save hundreds of fish after another ammonia spill threatened to pollute the River Witham. It mirrors an incident in March last year – […]
