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Ammonia Week in Review | December 4, 2015

December 4th, 2015

Ammonia is the favored refrigerant in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Madisonville Site –  Officials say ammonia leak is contained. The leak is the same as the last incident there on Oct. 16. There are no plans at this time to affect traffic in the area. […keep reading] Ammonia Gas […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 20, 2015

November 20th, 2015

Ammonia forces homes to be evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. West Hartford Frozen Desserts Company To Pay $122K After Ammonia Leak Concerns –  local frozen dessert manufacturing company has been ordered to reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency after it fixed a potentially dangerous ammonia leak in the Park Road building. […keep […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 13, 2015

November 13th, 2015

Ammonia travels to space in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Complicates Spacewalk Work On ISS – Spacewalking astronauts encountered leaking ammonia and minor glove damage while performing plumbing work outside the International Space Station on Friday, then fell so far behind that they had to leave a radiator job undone. […keep reading] Fire Departments Handling […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 6, 2015

November 6th, 2015

Ammonia irritates a community in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. One Day After Ammonia Leak, Community Members Still Have Questions – The first leak was on an Elkton farm field, hose failure as a tractor was pulling the fertilizer equipment. The second leak happened about two miles away. Together, they leaked about two thousand […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 30, 2015

October 30th, 2015

Ammonia goes to sea in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Fishing Boat Leaks Ammonia Cloud At Unalaska Dock – Emergency crews were mopping up an ammonia leak from a boat at the OSI dock on Unalaska’s Captains Bay Road midday Friday. They blocked off the road at the Crowley dock Friday morning, about a […]