Ammonia Week in Review | April 3, 2015

Ammonia gains attention on the farm in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review……

Firefighters Deal With Ammonia Leak – An anhydrous ammonia leak Tuesday caused a scare for some Rosewood Heights residents. […keep reading]

Fire Crews Contain Ammonia Spill at Port of Timaru – Firefighters isolated an ammonia leak at cold stores at the Port of Timaru on Tuesday morning. The Fire Service was alerted to the leak when employees at Chevron, whose premises are also at the port, smelt what they thought to be chlorine, senior station officer Gary Parker said. […keep reading]

2 Workers Exposed to Anhydrous Ammonia Airlifted to Hospital – Two workers at a farm coop in Harlan, Iowa, were flown by helicopter to the hospital after they were exposed to anhydrous ammonia Friday. […keep reading]

Anhydrous Ammonia Application: Handle With Care – Anhydrous ammonia (82-0-0, 82 percent nitrogen) is a very economic nitrogen source for crop producers. This fertilizer is commercially produced by combining nitrogen gas (from the air) with hydrogen gas (from natural gas) under high pressure and temperature in the presence of a catalyst. […keep reading]

Ammonia System Hydraulic Shock – CSB safety video detailing key lessons for preventing hydraulic shock in ammonia refrigeration systems based on the CSB’s investigation into the accident at Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. on August 23, 2010. 32,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia were released to the atmosphere, resulting in over thirty offsite workers being hospitalized – four in an intensive care unit. […keep reading]