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Ammonia Week in Review | June 24, 2016

June 24th, 2016

Ammonia can’t be contained in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leaks Investigated at Burrup Plant – Eleven reportable leaks have led to investigations at the Pilbara Fertiliser site in Western Australia, owned by Yara International. […keep reading] Council to Pursue Ammonia-Based System for Rink – A new study estimates upgrading the Litchfield Civic […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 17, 2016

June 17th, 2016

Ammonia finds its way up the creek in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Anhydrous Ammonia Spill Kills Fish In Lattas Creek – Indiana Conservation officers say the chemicals leaked into the large creek, killing an estimated 500 fish from 15 species, fortunately no significant impact was made downstream on the White River. […keep reading] Ammonia […]

History of Refrigeration

June 14th, 2016

Refrigeration, as a tool, has been used for thousands of years. Early civilizations noticed that cold food remained fresh longer, and would use running water to lower its temperature. The Roman and Greek cultures dug snow pits that were insulated with grass or leaves to cool their beverages. Home refrigeration was attempted by hanging wet […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 10, 2016

June 10th, 2016

Ammonia blocks off streets in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Granite Curling Club Closes Streets Near Osborne Bridge – Several streets north of the Osborne Street Bridge were closed Saturday night due to an ammonia leak at the Granite Curling Club. […keep reading] IIAR Continues Work to ‘Make Ammonia Great Again’ […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 3, 2016

June 3rd, 2016

Cows fall prey to ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Hazmat Responds to Ammonia Leak at Tyson Foods in New Holland – The leak was reported around 1 a.m. Monday by two security personnel, who smelled the gas, according to Larry Martin, Garden Spot Fire Rescue chief. […keep reading] Ammonia Presence Detected at […]