Ammonia Week in Review | September 13, 2013

We’ve captured several important stories from the past week that you definitely don’t want to miss…

Seven Dead in Ammonia Gas Leakage in Gujarat – Seven persons died of asphyxiation after they got trapped inside a cold storage factory following the leakage of ammonia gas at Ranasan GIDC in Vijapur taluka of North Gujarat on Saturday, police said. Prima facie it appeared that rupture in a pipeline carrying the gas to the factory resulted into the leakage, which has been stopped, according to a fire department official […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Causes Evacuations in Providence – Several businesses were evacuated Tuesday morning after a leak of potentially deadly anhydrous ammonia gas during a delivery at a metals company on Baker Street in Providence. There were no injuries reported after the leak from a 150 pound cylinder of the gas at the J.L. Anthony & Company, a firm described on its website as a maker of specially rolled non-ferrous metals […keep reading]

Truck Hauling Ammonia Overturns Near Salix, Iowa – An Interstate 29 ramp was closed Tuesday after a truck carrying ammonia overturned. The tank ruptured and some product was spilled. The truck was hauling high-concentration liquid ammonia, UAN liquid fertilizer, said Woodbury County sheriff’s Sgt. Doug Boetger. It overturned at the 275th/Port Neal exit at about 2:40 p.m. Derek Iwen, 28, of Mallard, Iowa, apparently misjudged the corner on the ramp and lost control of the truck […keep reading]

Pipe Marking for Ammonia Best Practice – Around the world, pipelines and pipe-work used for the conveyance of hazardous chemicals such as ammonia must be identified. To prevent confusion and misinterpretation ammonia pipe markers have been standardised, although the systems used in the US and the EU differ slightly […keep reading]