Ammonia Week in Review | September 28, 2018

Entire town in Iowa evacuates when a valve breaks on a 30,000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tank in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Ammonia Leak Evacuates Aurelia – An anhydrous ammonia leak from a 30,000 gallon tank at First Cooperative Association in Aurelia, detected at about 10 a.m. Monday, forced an evacuation of the town for about seven hours. Aurelia Fire Department and Sioux City Hazardous Materials team finally cap the leaking anhydrous ammonia tank at 9:40 p.m. Monday. […keep reading]

Aurelia, IA Residents Returning Home After Ammonia Leak – At 10:00 am, Monday morning, the valve of a 30-thousand gallon tank filled with anhydrous ammonia began leaking at the First Cooperative Association elevator in Aurelia, Iowa. The town of about 1,000 people had to be evacuated for seven hours while crews worked on the leaking tank. […keep reading]

Aqua Ammonia Exposure Leads to Airlift to Hospital – According to the Sheriff’s Office report, the injured man is a field technician for a local Ag-Chemical Delivery Company. The ammonia was being transferred from the delivery tank to a local farm holding tank when the exposure occurred. […keep reading]

2018-2019 Ammonia Refrigeration Training Days by Resource Compliance and CalCA – Come join us for a full day of hands-on ammonia refrigeration training. This year’s training sessions will provide a variety of hands-on workshops as well as presentations on a wide variety of important topics in the ammonia refrigeration industry. Training topics include ventilation system tests, general electrical safety, oil draining, optimizing suction pressure, and more. […keep reading]

Resource Compliance Celebrates 10 Years – To celebrate ten years in business, Resource Compliance team members and their families gathered for a night of fun and food. The food and drinks consisted only of products from our valued customers. See if your products made it on the menu! […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak Torments Polomolok Folk – Rodylyn Atimonan, municipal disaster risk reduction and management officer, said at least 20 people were hospitalized after a suspected leakage of ammonia chemical from the Dole Phils. processing plant broke out after midnight last Monday. […keep reading]

Ammonia System Malfunction Shuts Down Vancouver’s Sunset Rink – “They heard a noise and realized something wasn’t functioning properly,” said Donnie Rosa, director of recreation for Vancouver. “They had their masks and protection on, which is fantastic, and a sensor went off… so they shut it down.” […keep reading]