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Ammonia Week in Review | October 10, 2025

October 10th, 2025

Exclusive Resources in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Refrigeration Purging Video Series – You’ll get familiar with manual, refrigerated, and automatic purging techniques. This is a must-watch for anyone new to the industry, studying for the RETA CARO exam, or an experienced technician looking for a refresher on purging best practices. […watch here] Installation Identification […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 3, 2025

October 3rd, 2025

Ammonia Investigated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… CSB Releases Report on Anhydrous Ammonia Leak – The facility’s ammonia detection system didn’t trigger any alarms during the release. No evacuation signal was sounded, and no one at the facility initiated an emergency shutdown of the equipment that caused the ammonia release. […keep reading] Ammonia […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 26, 2025

September 26th, 2025

History Unfolds in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Leak Discovered at Historic Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte – Officials confirmed that an ammonia leak was discovered at the decades-old arena around 5 a.m. on Sept. 19. […keep reading] NTSB Report Reveals New Details on Deadly Teutopolis Ammonia Spill – A teenager driving a minivan […]

Oil Analysis

September 23rd, 2025

Question: What is oil analysis, and am I required to do it? Answer: Oil analysis refers to when an oil sample is taken out of an ammonia compressor and sent to a lab for analysis. The results of the analysis indicate whether the compressor oil has degraded to a point where it needs to be […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 19, 2025

September 19th, 2025

Lessons And Resources in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… National Transportation Safety Board – NTSB releases final report on the 2023 anhydrous ammonia leak near Teutopolis. […keep reading] Emergency Response Exercise Simulates Aqueous Ammonia Leak at Unit 17 Power Plant – The exercise simulated a scenario in which a valve broke on a tank […]