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Ammonia Week in Review | April 1, 2016

April 1st, 2016

Minor leaks but large fines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Big Cabin Truck Plaza Prompts Evacuation, SH-69 Lanes Shut Down – The Big Cabin Travel Plaza was evacuated for a short time Saturday morning due to an ammonia leak. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Alarm at NLV Dairy Investigated as […]

Ammonia Week in Review | March 18, 2016

March 18th, 2016

Ammonia has hefty monetary consequences in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. EPFD HazMat Team Responds to Ammonia Leak Inside South-Central Ice Company – The El Paso Fire Department confirmed an ammonia leak at Reddy Ice Company evacuated dozens of employees of a nearby baking company late Tuesday night. […keep reading] Ageing Ammonia System Falls […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 16, 2015

October 16th, 2015

The Army Corps of Engineers gets dinged in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Army to Pay $85K for Ammonia Lapses – The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to pay $85,059 to settle EPA claims over its use of ammonia in a research lab refrigeration system. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Shuts Smithfield Plant Down […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 25, 2015

September 25th, 2015

Ammonia gets no shortage of attention in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. 41 Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak at China Chemical Plant – Forty-one people have been admitted to hospital, including five in serious conditions, following a synthetic ammonia leak at a chemical plant in China’s central Henan Province, the latest industrial accident in the country. […keep reading] […]

Ammonia Week in Review | September 11, 2015

September 11th, 2015

New ammonia policies prompt legal action in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Goehring: N.D. Prepared to Sue OSHA to Stop Policy Aaffecting Anhydrous Ammonia Retailers – North Dakota is prepared to take legal action to block a change in federal policy that would force more than 280 retailers of anhydrous ammonia to comply with the same […]