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Because the air that fills our atmosphere has a weight, it also exerts pressure over the surface of the Earth. This pressure is referred to as “atmospheric pressure”, “air pressure”, or “barometric pressure”. At sea level, experiments have proven that the atmospheric pressure is 14.696 psi. Since the density of air decreases as the elevation […]
Ammonia Disrupts Holiday Shopping in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Dozens Evacuated After Reported Ammonia Leak at Memorial City Mall – About 30 mall employees and an ice hockey team practicing on the ice rink were evacuated. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation at FreshCo Packaging Company – “Our hazmat crews were able to go […]
Pressure is the measurement of a force applied over an area. The equation to calculate pressure is Pressure equals Force divided by Area. Imagine that a 200-pound man stood on top of a table that has a 10 square foot area. Assuming the man’s weight could be evenly distributed across the table, the pressure exerted […]
Ammonia Raises Alarms in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Repeated Ammonia Gas Leaks at Phnom Penh Ice Factories Raise Questions on Regulation Gaps – With repeated incidents of ammonia gas leaks in recent years, residents have recounted fleeing their homes, struggling to breathe and suffering burning eyes. […keep reading] Factory Cleanup Gone Wrong: Nine Workers […]