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Ammonia Week in Review | January 31, 2025

January 31st, 2025

Ammonia Irritates in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuations in Oroville Neighborhood – As a precaution, several roads were closed, including 3rd Street at Mitch Avenue, Pomona Avenue and Veatch Street, Gray Street and Pomona Avenue, Pine Street and Pomona Avenue, and Grant Avenue and Pine Street. […keep reading] Four Injured […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 24, 2025

January 24th, 2025

Ammonia Travels The Highways in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in South El Paso Contained by Emergency Crews – According to the El Paso Fire Department, crews quickly mitigated an ammonia leak situation on the 1000 block of E. Fourth Avenue, near the Armijo Rec Center.  […keep reading] Anhydrous Ammonia Leak from Tanker […]

Ammonia Release | Relief Valve Termination (Intercooler)

January 21st, 2025

Summary In September 2014, the termination of a relief valve to the atmosphere resulted in a release of approximately 2,700 lbs of ammonia. During the release, a roof-mounted exhaust fan pulled ammonia vapor into a highly populated room in the processing facility which exposed 34 employees to ammonia.  Incident Description One of the relief valves […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 17, 2025

January 17th, 2025

Tragic News in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Worker Dies in Italian Ammonia Leak – A large ammonia spill at a food storage and distribution company in the province of Caserta, north of Naples, has resulted in the death of a 19-year-old maintenance worker.  […keep reading] 5 H-E-B Employees Taken to Hospital After Ammonia […]

2025 IIAR Conference: March 2-5 • Phoenix, Arizona

January 14th, 2025

The 2025 IIAR Natural Refrigeration Conference & Heavy Equipment Expo will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona from March 2nd – 5th , 2025. Click here for additional details or for the conference regististration. The IIAR Conference is the largest exposition dedicated to the natural refrigeration industry. IIAR provides unrivaled opportunity for the industry’s leading […]