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Ammonia Week in Review | June 2, 2023

June 2nd, 2023

An Abundance Of Resources Available in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… HazMat Technicians Respond to Ammonia Leak that Prompted Evacuation at Manufacturing Plant in Woodstock – The call was upgraded and over a dozen employees were safely evacuated from the facility. […keep reading] Canada Issues Evacuation Order After New Wildfire, Potential Ammonia Leak – […]

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 5: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties

May 30th, 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 5: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties – Examples of Release Notification and Tier II Example 1 | Failure to make immediate […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 26, 2023

May 26th, 2023

Cutting Edge Tech Introduced in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Cold Storage Facility in Selangor Contained – Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant director of operations Hafisham Mohd Noor said the firefighters arrived at the location at 9.44pm after receiving a report from the public about a strong smell in […]

The Cost of Non-Compliance | Part 4: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties

May 16th, 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 4: How the EPA Calculates Civil Penalties – 1984 Policy & Policies for EPCRA and CERCLA Though it may be surprising to […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 12, 2023

May 12th, 2023

Ammonia Contained in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… GFD Contains Ammonia Leak At Hankins Street Plant – The Greeneville Fire Department responded Saturday morning to an anhydrous ammonia leak at the La Quesera Mexicana plant at 121 Hankins St. […keep reading] Taylor Farms Reopened its Salinas Food Processing Facility One Year After a Potentially Disastrous […]