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Ammonia leaks, news, training, and fines mix up in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Lampasas Downtown Reopened After Ammonia Leak – No injuries have been reported in the leak that caused the evacuation of the downtown and surrounding downtown area. The city says someone reported a smell of ammonia around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon near the […]
Ammonia nurse tank leaks dominate the headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Iowa Natural Resources Says Fish Die After Ammonia Tanks Fall Into Creek Near Guthrie Center – Environmental specialists with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are investigating following the crash of ammonia tanks into a western Iowa creek. […keep reading] Call: Ammonia […]
Leaks and fines fill this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Homes Evacuated After Ammonia Leaks At Poultry Plant – An ammonia leak at George’s Chicken, 19992 Senedo Road, near Edinburg forced the evacuation of the plant and 12 nearby homes early Friday afternoon. Emergency crews reported at about 2:45 p.m. that the leak had been […]
Some big fines and significant leaks made the headlines this week… Ammonia Fertilizer Company Agrees to $90,000 Settlement With the USEPA Over RMP Violations – Abilene Products Co., Inc., has agreed to pay a $15,290 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at its fertilizer facility in Abilene, Kan. As part […]
Question: Is ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems normative or informative? Answer: Normative. All sections within IIAR 2 should be considered normative unless it is specifically stated that the section is informative. The second paragraph on the first page of the document reads as follows: This standard includes both Normative (required) and Informative […]