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Ammonia Week in Review | May 29, 2020

May 29th, 2020

Ammonia safety warnings begin to get posted as the summer heats up in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Anhydrous ammonia – handle with care! – Anhydrous ammonia, or NH3, is one of the most commonly used fertilizers. It’s low cost, highly effective and contains one of the most concentrated forms of nitrogen, with levels […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 22, 2020

May 22nd, 2020

An ice factory has an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Gas Leak from Ice Factory Creates Panic in East Godavari Villages – Even before the memories of the tragic gas leak at LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam are erased from the minds of the people, ammonia gas leakage from an ice […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 15, 2020

May 15th, 2020

A huge ammonia release in India kills 10 and injures 5,000 others in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 10 People Die in Vizag Chemical Leak – A gas leak at the LG Polymers factory in Vizag left at least 10 dead and over 5,000 injured Thursday. […keep reading] Permissible Locations of Ammonia Refrigeration Equipment […]

Permissible Locations of Ammonia Refrigeration Equipment

May 12th, 2020

ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 Addendum A Chapter 4 Location of Ammonia Refrigeration Machinery, prescribes the acceptable locations for installing ammonia refrigeration equipment. In general, it is expected that equipment will be installed inside a machinery room, but four alternatives are permitted. Exception 1 – Listed Equipment 4.2.1 allows listed equipment containing not more than 6.6 lbs of ammonia […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 8, 2020

May 8th, 2020

This year’s IIAR conference goes digital in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… IIAR Conference And Expo To Take Place Online This Month – The IIAR executive committee and staff have been working hard on putting together the first-of-its-kind IIAR Online Conference & Virtual Expo, which will be held May 18 to June 5, 2020 at […]