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Ammonia Week in Review | August 4, 2023

August 4th, 2023

Ammonia Goes Back To School in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Environment and Climate Change Canada – Arctic Pearl Ice and Cold Storage Ltd. fined $755,000 for federal offences related to transporting and discharging ammonia into fish-bearing water in British Columbia. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Reported in Aurora Ice Plant; 50 Hospitalized – […]

Ammonia Week in Review | July 28, 2023

July 28th, 2023

Tragedy Strikes Family Farm in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Courtland Community Comes Together after Ammonia Leak Kills Pear Farmer – A toxic chemical leak has claimed the life of a local family farmer whose orchard has been in business for more than 150 years. […keep reading] EPA Fines North Kingstown Food-Processing Plant $650K for […]

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, […]