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Ammonia Week in Review | October 2, 2015

October 2nd, 2015

Ammonia catches fire this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Shuts Down Brewery – Pacific Western Brewery was evacuated and Prince George Fire Rescue was called in to deal with an ammonia leak on Thursday afternoon. […keep reading] Ammonia Tank Burst Leads to Fire at Lost Acres RV Park – Monticello Fire Department firefighters responded to a […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 25, 2015

September 25th, 2015

Ammonia gets no shortage of attention in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. 41 Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak at China Chemical Plant – Forty-one people have been admitted to hospital, including five in serious conditions, following a synthetic ammonia leak at a chemical plant in China’s central Henan Province, the latest industrial accident in the country. […keep reading] […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 18, 2015

September 18th, 2015

Ammonia causes trouble at school in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Near Tracadie Sends 9 to Hospital – No serious injuries reported as all were released from hospital before midnight. […keep reading] Ammonia Leakage on Kibbutz in North Causes Scare; 4 People Hospitalized – The incident occurred in Kibbutz Eilon, a community that lies just one kilometer south […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 11, 2015

September 11th, 2015

New ammonia policies prompt legal action in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Goehring: N.D. Prepared to Sue OSHA to Stop Policy Aaffecting Anhydrous Ammonia Retailers – North Dakota is prepared to take legal action to block a change in federal policy that would force more than 280 retailers of anhydrous ammonia to comply with the same […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 28, 2015

August 28th, 2015

Oil draining goes bad in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Yoakum Employees Sent Home Because of Ammonia Release – About 6:30 a.m., an employee was draining oil that had settled in the bottom of the ammonia tank when the release occurred, said Yoakum Fire Chief Mark Herchek. […keep reading] Examples of catastrophic failure of NH3 refrigeration […]