Ammonia Week in Review | December 28, 2018

A Colorado brewery sends six people to the hospital in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Colorado Budweiser Brewery Ammonia Leak Leaves Six in Hospital – Six people were taken to hospital after an ammonia leak at the Fort Collins Anheuser-Busch brewery in Colorado during the evening of Tuesday 18 December. Two of the six had to be transported by ambulance while the other four were well enough to travel by private vehicle. […keep reading]

Public Alerted Fire Crews to Smell of Ammonia – “They were expressing concerns about the smell of ammonia so crews arrived on scene, and established command and control,” Feser said. “They did an atmosphere assessment and evaluation and it was found that there was only three parts per million of ammonia concentration inside the arena.” […keep reading]

Ice Rinks: Which Refrigerant is Best? – The National Hockey League and Chemours are promoting HFO blends R449A and R513A as green refrigerants, though ammonia and/or CO2 would be greener, say industry stakeholders. […keep reading]

Kent Ice Skating Rink Reopens after Electrical Fire – Firefighters found a large electrical panel that had caught fire and activated the sprinkler system. The fire was quickly extinguished and there was no danger of an ammonia leak. […keep reading]