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The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 9: Examples and Summaries of Real Inspection Reports

July 25th, 2023

Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 9: Examples and Summaries of Real Inspection Reports This last section reviews several examples of individual inspection reports representing common findings and […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 14, 2023

July 14th, 2023

Fingers Point in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Travelers Blasts ‘Premature’ Coverage Bid For Ammonia Leak  […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Hits Navotas Ice Plant – The Bureau of Fire Protection responded to the incident and immediately closed the valve to stop the leak. […keep reading] The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 8: Analysis of […]

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 8: Analysis of the Database

July 11th, 2023

Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 8: Analysis of the Database At the time of this paper’s publication, the database includes more than 450 inspection reports: 254 CAFOs, […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 7, 2023

July 7th, 2023

Fireworks Ignite in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Leddy Arena – Watch video for full news coverage. […keep reading] DoH Attends to Victims of Ammonia Leak in Navotas – THE Department of Health (DoH), in coordination with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) and the Navotas local government, has attended […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 30, 2023

June 30th, 2023

Big Headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Faulty Valve Causes Ammonia Leakage in Pudukkottai’s Aavin Plant – When we checked we learned that ammonia gas in the compressor of the cooling unit is flushed out once a week as part of maintenance. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Sends Two to Hospital – Two people were […]