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Ammonia caught in the center of a major collision in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Truck with Hazardous Material Crashes on I-90 Near Cle Elum, Killing Driver, Releasing Ammonia Fumes – The Washington State Patrol said Hillman’s truck was traveling westbound on I-90 about 3 miles east of Cle Elum when it left the roadway […]
Ammonia hits the road in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Wind Disperses Fumes From Ammonia Leak – A truck that had been spreading fertilizer earlier Tuesday, developed a leak on Highway 254 just south of Wheatland. […keep reading] EPA RMP Citations @ meat processing facility (NH3 & $82K) – The focus of the onsite inspection […]
Ammonia finds its way up the creek in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Anhydrous Ammonia Spill Kills Fish In Lattas Creek – Indiana Conservation officers say the chemicals leaked into the large creek, killing an estimated 500 fish from 15 species, fortunately no significant impact was made downstream on the White River. […keep reading] Ammonia […]
Ammonia causes mayhem on a barge in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Leaves Nine Hospitalized – Up to nine persons, including two policemen, were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a city hospital and over 200 people were evacuated to a nearby school on Friday evening after a barge carrying […]
History gives a sobering reminder in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. The Worst Accident in Houston History: The 1976 Ammonia Truck Disaster – It was the worst accident in Houston history. On May 11, 1976 at 11:08 in the morning, a tank truck carrying 7500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia lost control, crashed through a guardrail […]