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An Abundance Of Resources Available in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… HazMat Technicians Respond to Ammonia Leak that Prompted Evacuation at Manufacturing Plant in Woodstock – The call was upgraded and over a dozen employees were safely evacuated from the facility. […keep reading] Canada Issues Evacuation Order After New Wildfire, Potential Ammonia Leak – […]
Many evacuate in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Dangerous Chemical Leaks Have Injured Workers at One of America’s Largest Meat Processors – A pipe weld in the plant had ruptured, filling the room with a white cloud of ammonia gas – a chemical used to refrigerate meat that can be deadly in high doses. […]
Ammonia Goes Green in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… C&S Wholesale Grocers Rolls Ahead on ‘Green Path’ Sustainability Road Map – To cut down GHGs like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), C&S reported that it has made “tremendous investments” in green refrigeration systems and now uses a natural refrigerant—ammonia—within almost 100% of its warehouses. […keep reading] Traffic […]
Costly Leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… EPA Fines Duluth Center for Failure to Report 2021 Ammonia Leak – The EPA fined the DECC $118,000 for failing to report the release of ammonia, along with two years of required documentation for sulfuric acid and storage of other onsite emergency and hazardous chemicals. […keep […]
The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities Cost of Non-Compliance Database Note: facility names have not been included for the sake of privacy. Instead, EPA Docket Numbers can be used for reference.