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Big Headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Faulty Valve Causes Ammonia Leakage in Pudukkottai’s Aavin Plant – When we checked we learned that ammonia gas in the compressor of the cooling unit is flushed out once a week as part of maintenance. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Sends Two to Hospital – Two people were […]
An Abundance Of Resources Available in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… HazMat Technicians Respond to Ammonia Leak that Prompted Evacuation at Manufacturing Plant in Woodstock – The call was upgraded and over a dozen employees were safely evacuated from the facility. […keep reading] Canada Issues Evacuation Order After New Wildfire, Potential Ammonia Leak – […]
Many evacuate in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Dangerous Chemical Leaks Have Injured Workers at One of America’s Largest Meat Processors – A pipe weld in the plant had ruptured, filling the room with a white cloud of ammonia gas – a chemical used to refrigerate meat that can be deadly in high doses. […]
Ammonia Goes Green in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… C&S Wholesale Grocers Rolls Ahead on ‘Green Path’ Sustainability Road Map – To cut down GHGs like hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), C&S reported that it has made “tremendous investments” in green refrigeration systems and now uses a natural refrigerant—ammonia—within almost 100% of its warehouses. […keep reading] Traffic […]
Costly Leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… EPA Fines Duluth Center for Failure to Report 2021 Ammonia Leak – The EPA fined the DECC $118,000 for failing to report the release of ammonia, along with two years of required documentation for sulfuric acid and storage of other onsite emergency and hazardous chemicals. […keep […]