Ammonia Week in Review | July 5, 2019

An Insraeli mall is evacuated after an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…

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Mall Evacuated as Ammonia Leak Hits Acre; Residents Told to Stay Inside – Three people were treated after complaining of burning in their eyes. Trains were stopped between Acre and the nearby city of Nahariya. […keep reading]

Anhydrous Release in Archer Causes Tense Moments – According to Archer Fire Chief Don De Boer, the Archer Fire Department was called about 5:00 p.m. to Archer Coop Grain. He says they arrived to find that a small pressure relief valve was releasing anhydrous into the air. […keep reading]

Hazmat Called in after Ammonia Tank has Minor Leak – A small amount of gas could be seen coming from the tank and there was the smell of ammonia in the area. […keep reading]

Ammonia Leak at Goose Bay Curling Club – No people were inside at the time, according to town fire Chief Brad Butler. Two municipal employees alerted the fire department. Two firefighters went inside the facility and “the readings were high,” said Butler. […keep reading]

No Criminal Charges to be Filed in Beach Park Ammonia Spill – Prosecutors decided not to file any criminal charges in connection with the leak of anhydrous ammonia in Beach Park that sent dozens of people to the hospital. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, hundreds of gallons of the fertilizer in compressed liquid form was released around 4:30 a.m. […keep reading]

Noida: Ammonia Leaks for an Hour from Ice Factory, Sparks Panic in Sector 8 – Ammonia leaked for over an hour from a valve in an ice factory in Sector 8 and workers failed to contain the flow of gas as there was no electricity and the office lacked a proper oxygen apparatus, causing panic in the area that houses several small industries. […keep reading]

Anhydrous Ammonia Plant, Parent Company Settle in EPA Lawsuit – A national chemical manufacturing company and its St. Helens, Ore., facility is paying nearly $1.4 million to remedy environmental violations as part of a federal court settlement this week. […keep reading]

UBC Fined $1.2 Million for Release of Ammonia-laden Water – The University of British Columbia and CIMCO Refrigeration were recently sentenced for offences committed in violation of the Canadian Fisheries Act, related to a 2014 ammonia-laden water release that ended up in a tributary of the Fraser River. […keep reading]

Three UP Workers Taken to Hospitals after Ammonia Leak in Cheyenne – UP spokeswoman Kristen South says the incident occurred around 6 p.m., when the pressure-relief valve on a tank car of anhydrous ammonia briefly released and re-closed. […keep reading]