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Lawsuits follow after the Beach Park ammonia release which injured over 30 people in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Residents Sue Company, Driver after Beach Park Anhydrous Ammonia Leak – Blackened trees stretch all the way down the side of the road where an anhydrous ammonia leak happened more than a month ago. It’s a […]
Another UK ammonia leak threatens aquatic life in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Officials Rush in to Save Fish after ANOTHER Ammonia Spill – Ecologists battled the round the clock to save hundreds of fish after another ammonia spill threatened to pollute the River Witham. It mirrors an incident in March last year – […]
One often overlooked aspect of relief valve installation is valve orientation. Many refrigeration professionals are not familiar with the 2017 ASME B&PV Code Section VIII Appendix M-11 recommendation that “Spring-loaded safety and safety relief valves normally should be installed in the upright position with the spindle vertical. Where space or piping configuration preclude such an […]
EPA violations get expensive for a Massachusetts meat processor in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Meat Processor’s Poor Refrigerant Plan will Cost it $138,000 – Kayem Foods Inc. of Chelsea, Mass., is required under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to file a risk management plan with the Environmental Protection Agency because it uses […]
There’s something fishy in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak on North Van fishing Boat Sends One to hospital – “He wasn’t in any severe distress when we transferred him over so it was a good sign. He was talking and alert,” Pistilli said. […keep reading] Suspected Ammonia Leak at Macduff Shellfish in Mintlaw – […]